A 1.4 kg vehicle travels at a constant speed of 6.2 m/s around a circular track that has a radius of 6.3 m.
a.) What is the magnitude of the acceleration of the vehicle?
b.) What is the average velocity of the vehicle during one complete revolution?
(a) Centripetal acceleration is
(b) When the vehicle completes one revolution, it comes back to the initial point from where it started its motion. Therefore, displacement of the vehicle is zero.
Average Velocity is given by
Since, total displacement is zero when vehicle completes a revolution.
Hence, average velocity of the vehicle during one complete revolution is zero.
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