A car is moving at a speed of 30 m/s on a curved section of a highway with a radius of 800 m. Assume that the driver brakes to decelerate the car at a constant rate along the velocity direction. If after 8 seconds, the speed has been reduced to 20 m/s, determine the total acceleration (m/s2) of the car immediately after the brakes were applied.

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A car is moving at a speed of 30 m/s on a curved section of a highway with a radius of 800 m. Assume that the driver brakes to decelerate the car at a constant rate along the velocity direction. If after 8 seconds, the speed has been reduced to 20 m/s, determine the total acceleration (m/s2) of the car immediately after the brakes were applied.

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