The particle has an initial velocity of 88mps up to the right at a slope of 4/3. The rectangular components of acceleration are constant at ax=-4m/s2 and ay=-20m/s2. Compute the radius of curvature at the start and at the top of the path.

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The particle has an initial velocity of 88mps up to the right at a slope of 4/3. The rectangular components of acceleration are constant at ax=-4m/s2 and ay=-20m/s2. Compute the radius of curvature at the start and at the top of the path.

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