engineering physics MCQ #860

A car is moving in a circular path. If its speed is doubled, what happens to its centripetal acceleration?

engineering physics MCQ #860

  1. Question 1

    Q1. A car is moving in a circular path. If its speed is doubled, what happens to its centripetal acceleration?

    • A) Remains the same
    • B) Doubled
    • C) Quadrupled
    • D) Halved

    Answer: Quadrupled

    Explanation: Centripetal acceleration = v² / r. When v is doubled, acceleration becomes 4 times