A Car Travels in an Oval Path as Shown Below

question 59

Multiple Choice

A car travels in an oval path as shown below.
= 25 m/s,West,and
= 20 m/s,North.The ratio of the magnitude of the centripetal acceleration at B to that at A,
,is:

• A)0.512
• B)0.64
• C)0.8
• D)1.25
• E)1.56

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