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A 3.0 X 10^3 grams rock swings in a circle with a diameter of 1000 cm. Given the constant speed around the circle is 17.90 mph (a) what is t
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Answer:
a = 12.8 m/s^2
Explanation:
To find the centripetal acceleration you use the following formula:
v: tangential speed of the rock = 17.90mph
r: radius of the orbit = 1000cm/2 = 500cm = 0.5m
You first change the units of the tangential velocity in order to replace the values of v and r in the equation (1):
Then, you use the equation (1):
hence, the centripetal acceleration is 12.8 m/s^2