A race car starts from rest on a circular track of radius 400 m. Its speed increases at the constant rate of 0.500 m/s2. At the point where the magnitudes of the radial and tangential accelerations are equal, determine (a) the speed of the race car, and (b) the elapsed time.
What will be an ideal response?
14.1 m/s, 28.3 s
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
T Tauri stars are post-main-sequence stars
Indicate whether the statement is true or false