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title: "A car travels at a constant speed around a circular track whose radius is \\(2.6 \\, \\text{km}\\). The car goes once around the track in \\(360 \\, \\text{s}\\). What is the magnitude of the centripetal acceleration of the car?"
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# A car travels at a constant speed around a circular track whose radius is \(2.6 \, \text{km}\). The car goes once around the track in \(360 \, \text{s}\). What is the magnitude of the centripetal acceleration of the car?

A car travels at a constant speed around a circular track whose radius is \(2.6 \, \text{km}\). The car goes once around the track in \(360 \, \text{s}\). What is the magnitude of the centripetal acceleration of the car?

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