A peregrine falcon in a tight, circular turn can attain a centripetal acceleration 1.5 times the free-fall acceleration. If the falcon is flying at 20 m/s , what is the radius of the turn?
\(ac = 1.5*9.81 \)
\(ac = 14.715 \frac{m}{s^2}\)
\(v = 20 \frac{m}{s}\)
\(ac = \frac{v^2}{R}\)
\(R = \frac{v^2}{ac}\)
\(R = \frac{20^2}{14.715}\)
\(R = 27.2 m\)
