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Question

A truck decreases its speed from 70 km/h to 50 km/h as it takes a curved exit ramp off a highway. The ramp curves with a constant radius of 100 meters. Sketch and label the total acceleration, radial acceleration, and tangential acceleration vectors for the truck as it slows down on the exit ramp.

Diagram showing the truck's tangential velocity vector as it slows down on a curved ramp.

Accepted Answer

Vector diagram illustrating the relationship between tangential, radial, and net acceleration vectors.

Answer

Equation illustrating the relationship between radial and net acceleration vectors.

Answer

Vector diagram showing tangential, radial, and net acceleration vectors for the truck.

Answer

Equation showing that tangential acceleration equals net acceleration.