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A car travels around a curve with constant speed. The correct statement from the following is:
Question 47 options:
The velocity of the car is constant
The car has an acceleration directed outward from the center of the curve
The car has zero acceleration
The car has an acceleration directed inward toward the center of the curve
The car has an acceleration directed in the instantaneous direction of the velocity vector

Answer: The car has an acceleration directed inward toward the center of the curve
Step-by-step explanation
For an object that travels in a circular motion, a CENTRIPETAL FORCE acts on the object and therefore, a centripetal force exist.
Then, for an object in circular motion, the object has an acceleration directed inward toward the center of the curve

