Physics of Everyday Phenomena
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ISBN: 9781259894008
Author: W. Thomas Griffith, Juliet Brosing Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 5, Problem 2CQ
A car travels around a curve with constant speed.
- a. Does the velocity of the car change in this process? Explain.
- b. Is the car accelerated? Explain.
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