A car is on a circular off ramp of an interstate and is traveling at exactly 25 mph around the curve. Does the car have velocity? Yes No Does the car have acceleration? Yes No Is the car decelerating? Yes No

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Noelle Hayes

29 August, 06:50

A car is on a circular off ramp of an interstate and is traveling at exactly 25 mph around the curve. Does the car have velocity? Yes No Does the car have acceleration? Yes No Is the car decelerating? Yes No

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Kaitlynn Blankenship · Answer 1

The car has velocity and acceleration but is not decelerating

Explanation:

Since the car is traveling at 25 mph around the curve, it has a tangential velocity. This tangential velocity is constantly changing in direction (so the car could adapt to the curve and not moving forward in a straight line), there should be a centripetal acceleration in play here. This acceleration does not slow down the car so it's not decelerating.