A Lincoln Continental and a Yugo are making a turn. The Lincoln is four times more massive than the Yugo. If they make the turn at the same speed, then how do the centripetal forces acting upon the two cars compare. Explain.

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Jakob Bennett

2 June, 10:33

A Lincoln Continental and a Yugo are making a turn. The Lincoln is four times more massive than the Yugo. If they make the turn at the same speed, then how do the centripetal forces acting upon the two cars compare. Explain.

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Hayden Mack · Answer 1

The Lincoln is going to need more gas power to make the turn. "You may have an easy time swinging a golf ball on a string in a circle, but if you replace the golf ball with a cannonball, watch out. You may now have to whip 10 kilograms around on the end of a 1.0-meter string every half-second. As you can tell, you need a heck of a lot more force."