Sagot :
Word Problem:
- A 4500 kg car traveling at a given speed, can just barely make it around a bend of radius equal to 20 meters without skidding sideways. Under identical road conditions, if this car travels at 12 m/s, what is the centripetal acceleration of the car?
Find:
- Central Acceleration [tex](a_{c})[/tex]
Given:
- Velocity = 12m/s
- Mass = 4500 kg
- Radius = 20 meters
Formula:
- [tex] \sf{a = \large{\frac{ {v}^{ \tt2} }{r}}}[/tex]
Solution:
- [tex] \sf{a = \large{\frac{ {v}^{ \tt2} }{r}}} \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \\ = \large{\frac{ { \tt{(12} \sf{m/s)}}^{ \tt{2}} }{ \tt{20} \: \sf{meters}}} \\ \large \boxed{ = \tt{7.2} \sf{m/ {s}^{ \tt2} }} \: \: \: [/tex]
Answer:
- Therefore, 7.2m/s² car accelerates towards the center as is bends and makes a curve.