2.3 - Acceleration
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Practice Questions
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Define acceleration in your own words.
💡 Hint: Think about how speed changes over time.
What are the two components of acceleration?
💡 Hint: Consider how speed change and direction are related.
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What is acceleration?
💡 Hint: Remember it's about velocity change.
True or False: Centripetal acceleration increases speed.
💡 Hint: Focus on how it affects motion direction.
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Challenge Problems
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A car travels around a curve of radius 50 meters with a speed of 20 m/s. What is the centripetal acceleration of the car?
💡 Hint: Identify the radius and speed to apply the formula correctly.
Explain how the Coriolis effect can alter the motion of a blade on a rotating lawn mower and derive the effect if the blade moves outward at 5 m/s with an angular speed of 40 rad/s.
💡 Hint: Consider how rotational speed influences outward motion.
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