Solve the problem.
-While traveling at a constant speed in a car, the centrifugal acceleration passengers feel while the car is turning is inversely proportional to the radius of the turn. If the passengers feel an acceleration of 16 feet per second per
Second when the radius of the turn is 60 feet, find the acceleration the passengers feel when the radius of the
Turn is 240 feet.
A) 4 feet per second per second
B) 7 feet per second per second
C) 5 feet per second per second
D) 6 feet per second per second

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The acceleration is inversely proportional to the radius, so if the radius quadruples (from 60 to 240 feet), the acceleration is divided by 4, making it 16/4 = 4 feet per second per second.

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