A vehicle is driving on a circular track with a radius of 1 (miles). A police car is situated at the southernmost point on the track where he is equipped with a radar speed gun. In a given point in time the car is half a mile from the radar gun and the distance between the car and the gun increases by 50 mph. Ignoring the vehicles movement from east to west, how quickly is the vehicle driving north?

A vehicle is driving on a circular track with a radius of 1 (miles). A police car is situated at the southernmost point on the track where he is equipped with a radar speed gun. In a given point in time the car is half a mile from the radar gun and the distance between the car and the gun increases by 50 mph. Ignoring the vehicles movement from east to west, how quickly is the vehicle driving north?

University Physics Volume 1

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Chapter3: Motion Along A Straight Line

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