A 5 kg toy electric train is moving 5m/s on a circular track that has a radius of 1.0 meters. What is the centripetal acceleration of the train?
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A 5 kg toy electric train is moving 5m/s on a circular track that has a radius of 1.0 meters. What is the centripetal acceleration of the train?
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The centripetal acceleration of an object is given by
where:
ac = centripetal acceleration
v = speed
r = radius
Solving for centripetal acceleration
Therefore, the centripetal acceleration is 25 m/s².