Question

A car is traveling down the road at a speed of 50 miles per hour. The car goes around a slight curve while staying at 50 miles per hour. The car's speed . The car's velocity .

Answer 1

Answer:

Speed = 50 miles per hour = 22.352 m/s

Velocity = 50 miles per hour directed tangent to the curve the car is navigating.

Explanation:

The speed of the car is the magnitude of the car's given velocity.

While navigating the curve, the car still moves with a speed of 50 miles per hour, but the velocity is now 50 miles per hour directed at tangent to the curve the car is currently navigating.

Speed = 50 miles per hour = 22.352 m/s

Velocity = 50 miles per hour directed tangent to the curve the car is navigating.

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