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11 Jan 2022
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Given the while rounding a constant radius curve, an automobile slows down.
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Step 1.
The car is slowing down, therefore tangential acceleration is pointing in the opposite direction of velocity .
The radial (centripetal) acceleration points in the direction of the circle's centre, and the total acceleration is .
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