Suppose you drive through an entrance ramp at a modest speed and your acceleration is 3.0 m/s2. what will be the acceleration if you double your speed?

Answer :

The acceleration if we double the speed is 27 m/s².

How to find the acceleration if we double the speed?

A centripetal acceleration, or acceleration toward the center of the circle, results from moving in a constant circular motion.

a = v²/r is the formula for calculating an object's circular motion acceleration.

Since the radius never changes, let's set it at 5 m. Using a = 3 m/s² and r = 3m to solve for the velocity, we get the following results:

Were, 3 = v²/3

simplifying the equation, we get

⇒ 9 = v²

3 = v

When the circular path has a radius of 3 m and an acceleration of

3 m/s², the velocity is 3 m/s.

Now let's triple the velocity: 3 m/s → 9 m/s.

Let's solve for the acceleration using v = 9 m/s and r = 3 m.

a = (9)²/3

⇒ a = 81/3

a = 27

If you triple your speed, the acceleration is 27 m/s².

This makes sense because an is precisely proportional to v², which means that if your speed is tripled, your acceleration will increase by a factor of 3², or nine times.

a = 3 [tex]*[/tex] 9 = 27 m/s²

As a side note, doubling your speed would improve the acceleration by a factor of 2² - a 4 times increase.

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