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A car is moving with speed 20m s-1 on a circular path of radius 100m. Its speed is increasing at a rate of m s-2. The magnitude of the acceleration of the car at that moment is
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Options:
  • A m s-2
  • B m s-2
  • C m s-2
  • D m s-2
Solution:
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The correct answer is: m s-2
Given v=20m s-1,

R=100m

dvdt=3m s-2

ac=v2R=(20)2100=4m s-2

at=dvdt=3m s-2

a=ac2+at2=42+32=5m s-2

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