A car initially traveling eastward turns north by traveling in a circular path at uniform speed as shown in the figure below. The length of the arc ABC is 248 m, and the car completes the turn in 38.0 s. (a) Determine the car's speed. m/s (b) What is the magnitude and direction of the acceleration when the car is at point B?
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A car initially traveling eastward turns north by traveling in a circular path at uniform speed as shown in the figure below. The length of the arc ABC is 248 m, and the car completes the turn in 38.0 s.
m/s
(b) What is the magnitude and direction of the acceleration when the car is at point B?
| magnitude | m/s2 |
| direction | ° counterclockwise from the +x-axis |
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