Two Cars Are Traveling Around Identical Circular Racetracks

question 16

Multiple Choice

Two cars are traveling around identical circular racetracks. Car A travels at a constant speed of 20 m/s. Car B starts at rest and speeds up with constant tangential acceleration until its speed is 40 m/s. When car B has the same (tangential) velocity as car A, it is always true that:

• A) it is passing car A.
• B) it has the same linear (tangential) acceleration as car A.
• C) it has the same centripetal acceleration as car A.
• D) it has the same total acceleration as car A.
• E) it has traveled farther than car A since starting.

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