SOLUTION: When a car rounds a curve at a certain speed its centripetal acceleration is 3.0m/s^2. What will the acceleration be if it rounds the same curve at twice the speed? (ANS: 12.0m/s^2
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Question 718089: When a car rounds a curve at a certain speed its centripetal acceleration is 3.0m/s^2. What will the acceleration be if it rounds the same curve at twice the speed? (ANS: 12.0m/s^2) Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! When a car rounds a curve at a certain speed its centripetal acceleration is 3.0m/s^2. What will the acceleration be if it rounds the same curve at twice the speed? (ANS: 12.0m/s^2)
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It's 12
CF = mv^2/r
It's a function of the square of the speed.
(2v)^2 = 4v^2 --> 4 times
