College Physics: A Strategic Approach (4th Edition)
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Author: Randall D. Knight (Professor Emeritus), Brian Jones, Stuart Field
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Chapter 3, Problem 17CQ
When you go around a corner in your car, your car follows a path that is a segment of a circle. To turn safely, you should keep your car’s acceleration below some safe upper limit. If you want to make a “tighter” turn—that is, turn in a circle with a smaller radius—how should you adjust your speed? Explain.
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