Question: An object is moving around two circular arcs at a constant speed. The first arc has a radius of 10 m and the second arc

An object is moving around two circular arcs at a constant speed. The first arc has a radius of 10 m and the second arc has a radius of 25 m. By what factor does the centripetal acceleration change from the first arc to the second arc? 


O It decreases by a factor of 2.5^2 


O It decreases by a factor of sqrt(2.5)


O It increases by a factor of 2.5


O It decreases by a factor of 2.5 


O It increases by a factor of sqrt(2.5) 


O It increases by a factor of 2.5^2

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