A car starts from rest on a curve with a radius of 120m and accelerates at 1.0m/s^2. Through what angle will the car have traveled when the magnitude of its total acceleration is 2.0 m/s^2?

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A car starts from rest on a curve with a radius of 110 m and accelerates at 1.2 m/s^2 .

1) Through what angle will the car have traveled when the magnitude of its total acceleration is 2.1 m/s^2 ?

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It's .864 rads

To find the angle through which the car has traveled, we need to calculate the magnitude of its total acceleration when it reaches the desired angle.

We know that the car starts from rest and accelerates at a rate of 1.0m/s^2. The acceleration in circular motion is given by the centripetal acceleration formula:

a = (v^2) / r

Where:
a = centripetal acceleration
v = velocity
r = radius of the curve

Initially, the car starts from rest, so the initial velocity is zero.

At any angle theta, the total acceleration can be calculated using the formula:

a_total = sqrt(a_tangential^2 + a_centripetal^2)

Where:
a_total = total acceleration
a_tangential = tangential acceleration
a_centripetal = centripetal acceleration

The tangential acceleration is given by:

a_tangential = alpha * r

Where:
alpha = angular acceleration
r = radius of the curve

In this case, we are given that the magnitude of total acceleration is 2.0m/s^2. Let's calculate the angle theta.

First, calculate the tangential acceleration:

a_tangential = alpha * r
1.0m/s^2 = alpha * 120m
alpha = 1.0m/s^2 / 120m
alpha = 0.008333 rad/s^2

Next, calculate the centripetal acceleration:

a_centripetal = (v^2) / r
2.0m/s^2 = (v^2) / 120m
v^2 = 2.0m/s^2 * 120m
v^2 = 240m^2/s^2
v = sqrt(240m^2/s^2)
v = 15.49m/s

Now, we can calculate the angle:

a_total = sqrt(a_tangential^2 + a_centripetal^2)
2.0m/s^2 = sqrt((0.008333 rad/s^2 * 120m)^2 + (15.49m/s^2)^2)
2.0m/s^2 = sqrt((0.008333 rad/s^2)^2 * 120m^2 + 240m^2/s^2)
2.0m/s^2 = sqrt(0.00006944 rad^2/s^4 * 120m^2 + 240m^2/s^2)
2.0m/s^2 = sqrt(0.008333 rad^2/s^2 * 120m^2 + 240m^2/s^2)
2.0m/s^2 = sqrt(0.99996 rad^2/s^2 * 120m^2)
2.0m/s^2 = sqrt(119.9952 rad^2/s^2)
2.0m/s^2 = 10.956 rad/s

Therefore, the car will have traveled approximately 10.956 radians when the magnitude of its total acceleration is 2.0 m/s^2.

Total acceleration consists of two perpendicular components. The centripetal acceleration is V^2/R. The tangential acceration is given to be 1.0 m/s^2.

When the total acceleration is 2.0, the centripetal acceleration is sqrt(2^2 - 1^2) = sqrt3 = 1.732 m/s^2

Solve V^2/R = 1.732 for V, and then use that V to tell you how long and through what angle it has traveled.

V = sqrt(120*1.732) = 14.4 m/s
It takes 14.4 s to attain this speed at the acceleration rate of 1.0 m/s^2

Now compute the angle it has moved through after 14.4 s. I will leave that step up to you.