The diagram shows two vectors that point west and north.

A cyclist rides at a constant speed of 4.5 m/s around a curve. If the centripetal acceleration is 29 m/s2, what is the radius of the curve?
A boat travels in a straight path that is 25° west of north. Which describes the values of the west and north components of the boat’s displacement?
A box is pulled up a rough ramp that makes an angle of 22 degrees with the horizontal surface. The surface of the ramp is the x-plane.

Which is an action that can cause an object to move or change its state of motion?
The pitcher on a softball team starts a windup to throw a pitch, as shown.Note: In softball, the ball is pitched underhand in a circular motion in the direction of the arrow.
Rahul wants to change the motion map shown so that it shows uniform circular motion.
In the equation for centripetal force, which expression represents the centripetal acceleration of the object?



An object moving in a circle is represented by the motion map.
A bicycle tire has a radius of 0.23 m. The tire spins at a constant speed with a centripetal acceleration of 42 m/s2.
A box is being pulled by two ropes. Eduardo pulls to the left with a force of 500 N, and Clara pulls to the right with a force of 200 N. The box moves because of the two forces applied to it. Leon records the forces and direction of the forces acting on the box in his lab notebook.

A push broom is being pushed down across a rough floor. The broom moves to the right.What is the correct free body diagram of the broom?

A car drives 16 miles south and then 12 miles west. What is the magnitude of the car’s displacement?
Jin walked 4 km on a straight path to get to the sandwich shop. He traveled 30° south of east.
An object is represented by the dot on the motion map.
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