A car is traveling around a circular track of 660-ft radius. If the magnitude of its total acceleration is 6.2 ft/sec² at the instant when speed is 32 mi/hr, determine the rate at at which the car is changing its speed. Answer: at = ± i ft/sec²

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A car is traveling around a circular track of 660-ft radius. If the magnitude of its total acceleration is 6.2 ft/sec² at the instant when its
speed is 32 mi/hr, determine the rate at at which the car is changing its speed.
Answer: at = ±
ft/sec²
Transcribed Image Text:A car is traveling around a circular track of 660-ft radius. If the magnitude of its total acceleration is 6.2 ft/sec² at the instant when its speed is 32 mi/hr, determine the rate at at which the car is changing its speed. Answer: at = ± ft/sec²
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