Car F has the least acceleration and car D has the largest acceleration
Explanation:
An object in a circular motion experiences a centripetal acceleration whose magnitude is given by:
[tex]a=\frac{v^2}{r}[/tex]
where
v is the speed of the object
r is the radius of the turn at that point
Therefore we see that:
- The acceleration of a car in a turn is proportional to the square of the speed
- The acceleration of a car in a turn is inversely proportional to the radius of the turn
According to the second statement, this means that the smaller the radius of the curve (= curve is more "sharp"), the larger the acceleration experienced by the car.
By looking at the figure attached, we notice that:
- Car F is the car with least acceleration, since it is moving in a straight path (because the radius of the curve is the largest possible, technically infinite)
- Car D is the car with greatest acceleration, since it is moving in the section of the track where the turn is more sharp (so, the radius of the curve is the least).
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