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Transcribed Image Text:At a certain point in the reentry of the space shuttle into the earth's atmosphere, the total acceleration of the shuttle may
be represented by two components. One component is the gravitational acceleration g = 9.75 m/s² at this altitude. The
second component equals 12.80 m/s² due to atmospheric resistance and is directed opposite to the velocity. The shuttle is
at an altitude of 49.3 km and has reduced its orbital velocity of 28300 km/h to 15000 km/h in the direction = 1.70°. For
this instant, calculate the radius of curvature of the path and the rate at which the speed is changing.
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