Suppose a truck is (still!) going around a roundabout somewhere in Wisconsin. The roundabout has a radius of 15m and the truck is moving at 10 m/s. Suddenly the driver hits the brakes and the truck starts slowing with a linear acceleration of -1.2m/s2. d) What is the total linear acceleration of the truck?

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Suppose a truck is (still!) going around a roundabout somewhere in Wisconsin. The roundabout has a radius of 15m and the truck is moving at 10 m/s.

Suddenly the driver hits the brakes and the truck starts slowing with a linear acceleration of -1.2m/s2.

d) What is the total linear acceleration of the truck?

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