Sample Circular Motion Problem from WS

A 95-kg halfback makes a turn on the football field.  The halfback sweeps out a path which is a portion of a circle with a radius of 12 meters.  The halfback makes a quarter of a turn around the circle in 2.1 seconds.  Determine the speed, acceleration, and net force acting upon the halfback.

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