A car travels around a curve with constant speed. The correct statement from the following is
A) the car has an acceleration directed inward toward the center of the curve.
B) the velocity of the car is constant.
C) the car has an acceleration directed outward from the center of the curve.
D) the car has zero acceleration.
E) the car has an acceleration directed in the instantaneous direction of the velocity vector.

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When a car travels around a curve with constant speed, it is still accelerating, even though its speed is constant. This acceleration is directed inward toward the center of the curve, due to the centripetal force needed to maintain the circular motion.

A Car Travels Around a Curve with Constant Speed