A ship which moves at a steady 20-knot speed (1 knot = 1.852 km/h) executes a turn

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A ship which moves at a steady 20-knot speed (1 knot = 1.852 km/h) executes a turn to port by changing its compass heading at a constant counterclockwise rate. If it requires 60 seconds to alter course 90°, calculate the magnitude of the acceleration a of the ship during the turn.

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Engineering Mechanics Dynamics

ISBN: 9781118885840

8th Edition

Authors: James L. Meriam, L. G. Kraige, J. N. Bolton

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