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Chapter 6, Problem 24AP
A car travels clockwise at constant speed around a circular section of a horizontal road as shown in the aerial view of Figure P6.24. Find the directions of its velocity and acceleration at (a) position Ⓐ and (b) position Ⓑ.
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