A car travels around a circular race track at constant speed. Is the car accelerating?

  1. no--constant speed implies zero acceleration.
  2. yes--the car must accelerate to overcome the force of friction.
  3. yes--the car experiences an acceleration in the direction of the center of the track.
  4. yes--the car experiences an acceleration in the direction away from the center of the track.

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