Answer:
The centripetal acceleration changed by a factor of 0.5
Explanation:
Given;
first radius of the horizontal circle, r₁ = 500 m
speed of the airplane, v = 150 m/s
second radius of the airplane, r₂ = 1000 m
Centripetal acceleration is given as;
[tex]a = \frac{v^2}{r}[/tex]
At constant speed, we will have;
[tex]v^2 =ar\\\\v = \sqrt{ar}\\\\at \ constant\ v;\\\sqrt{a_1r_1} = \sqrt{a_2r_2}\\\\a_1r_1 = a_2r_2\\\\a_2 = \frac{a_1r_1}{r_2} \\\\a_2 = \frac{a_1*500}{1000}\\\\a_2 = \frac{a_1}{2} \\\\a_2 = \frac{1}{2} a_1[/tex]
a₂ = 0.5a₁
Therefore, the centripetal acceleration changed by a factor of 0.5
