A Car Moving at a Constant Speed Goes Around a Curve

question 34

Multiple Choice

A car moving at a constant speed goes around a curve of 400-ft radius and then goes around a second curve of 200-ft radius.The centripetal force acting on the car as it goes around the 200-ft radius curve is ___________ the value of the centripetal force acting on the car as it goes around the 400-ft radius curve.

• A)one quarter
• B)one half
• C)the same as
• D)twice
• E)four times

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Definitions:

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