a truck traveling on a flat section of road turns along a curve of radius 63m with a speed of 13.41 m/s. Calculate the magnitude and direction of acceleration of the truck

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roadjester · Answer

$$\huge  a_c = {v^2 \over r}$$

anonymous · Answer

Is it just 2.85 m/s^2 ?

roadjester · Answer

when you travel in a circular path, you can go outward or inward. centripitlal accleration's direction is toward the center of the circle.

anonymous · Answer

Since the value is positive the form I am giving should be ok? I am just working an old study guide a friend gave me, and trying to get a nice headstart on what we have coming up in the next few days! thank you for that!