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28 September, 22:19

A 20 kg truck drives in a circle of radius 4 m at 10m/s. What is the centripetal acceleration of the truck?

A. 15 m/s/s

B. 25 m/s/s

C. 20 m/s/s

D. 30 m/s/s

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  1. 28 September, 23:54
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    B. 25 m/s/s

    Explanation:

    Centripetal acceleration is the square of the tangential velocity divided by the radius of curvature.

    a = v² / r

    Given v = 10 m/s and r = 4 m:

    a = (10 m/s) ² / 4 m

    a = 25 m/s²
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