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Does a car accelerate when it goes around a corner at a constant speed?
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∙ 12y ago
yes an acceleration is a change in speed and when you go around a corner you change your speed.
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∙ 12y ago
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Why are you accelerating when you go around a corner at a constant speed?
Acceleration is any change in velocity. It could be a change in speed or direction. Technically, even slowing down is acceleration.
CAN AN Object accelerate and be moving at a constant speed?
Yes, it's direction may be constantly changing which would mean it is still accelerating.
For a car moving around a circular track at a constant speed the acceleration is?
constant speed=0 acceleration Acceleration is the change in speed. If the speed doesn't change(ie constant) the acceleration is zero.
What must cause acceleration when a car is moving a constant speed and why?
Acceleration is scientifically defined as a change in velocity, not an increase in speed. Thus slowing down, speeding up, or changing direction are all forms of accelerating. If one is moving at a constant speed, then the only way to accelerate would be to change direction.
Can a car travel around a track at a constant speed?
Yes.
How can a car accelerate if its speed is constant?
It can Accelerate by changing it direction as acceleration eing a vector is dependant on the direction so by changing its direction one can accelrate it keeping the speed constant.
Does an object accelerate if it moves in a straight line at constant speed?
no
Does a car accelerate rounding a curve at a constant speed?
Yes
Do you have to change speed in order to accelerate?
No. Acceleration means any change in speed or direction of motion. Soif you go around a bend at a constant speed, that's accelerated motion.
Does light accelerate?
No. As long as it stays in the same material, its speed is constant.
How can an object accelerate if it is moving at a constant speed?
by adding more force
What did skis improve in alpine skiing?
The carving shape coming from snowboarding to make more fluent turns so you can keep your speed quiet constant in a corner and are able to accelerate when coming out a turn.
What is the best way to drive around a curve?
Close to the inside. As you head into the corner, break slightly (depending on your speed) and then at the middle of the curve, accelerate out of the curve.
Decsribe a situation in which you can accelerate even though your speed doesn't change?
"Acceleration" means a change of speed or direction of motion, or both.If you change direction ... like turning a corner ... then there is acceleration,even though your speed is constant.Anything traveling on a circular track, even at a constant speed, has constantacceleration.
Does acceleration change when a cyclist is moving at a constant speed around a corner?
Yes, because his/her direction is changing. If you are referring to the actual number (0 m/s2, because he/she is moving at a constant speed), no, that does not change.
Why does a car traveling at constant speed can accelerate while a car at constant velocity connot?
The question is inherantly flawed. A car traveling at a constant speed cannot accelerate, if it could it's speed would not be constant. "Constant speed" means that speed is not increasing or decreasing but remain consistent over time. For example, if you cover 10 feet during each second, your speed is constant. "Constant velocity" implies constant speed, but it has an additional constraint: you can't change your direction. If you travel constantly at 10 feet per second in a straight line, then your speed is constant and your velocity is constant. But if you travel constantly at 10 feet per second in a wiggly line (or a circle, or anything not straight), then your speed is constant but your velocity is NOT constant. If you travel at a constant speed but change direction, velocity is changed. Or if you travel in the same direction but change the speed, velocity is changed. Average speed is is easier: distance/time So, your question should read: Why can a car traveling at an average speed accelerate, but a car traveling at constant speed cannot? Or Why am I asking the wrong questions?
An object cannot be accelerating if it has a constant speedtrue or false?
An object with a constant (vector)velocity is not accelerating. An object with a constand (scalar)speed can actually be accelerating, a car with a constant speed that passes around a corner is changing direction and is subjected to a lateral acceleration.
