Basic Biomechanics 5th Edition by Susan Hall

Exercise 8

A speed skater increases her speed from 10 m/s to 12.5 m/s over a period of 3 s while coming out of a curve of 20 m radius. What are the magnitudes of her radial, tangential, and total accelerations as she leaves the curve? (Remember that a r and a t are the vector components of total acceleration.)