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Imagine you are driving around a horizontal circular track (such as a roundabout at an intersection or freeway exit). You are driving at a constant speed of 12.0 km/h, and your circular path has a radius of 17.0 meters.(a) When you are at the southernmost point on the circular track and driving towards the west, what is your acceleration? Give your answer in m/s2The magnitude is m/s2, and the direction is choose from the drop-down listEastNo Direction, since the acceleration is zero.NorthSouthWest(b) When you are at the easternmost point on the circular track and driving towards the south, what is your acceleration?The magnitude is m/s2, and the direction is choose from the drop-down listEastNo Direction, since the acceleration is zero.NorthSouthWest

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Regardless of direction the acceleration will be the same.

However we need to adjust 12.0 km/h to m/s:

12.0 km/h(1000m/km)(1h/3600s) = 3.33m/s

The formula for centripetal force:

F = mv^2/r

F = ma

a = F/m = v^2/r

a = 3.33^2/17.0 = 0.652m/s^2

point to north

b) a = 0.654m/s^2

point to west

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