A woman is driving a car along a road when she realizes, almost ... ...

  A woman is driving a car along a road when she realizes, almost too late, that she needs to make a left hand turn. She quickly turns the wheel, and the books which were in the passenger seat go crashing against the passenger door. Consider the following statements: I. The books were pushed against the door by a centrifugal force. II. The books were pushed against the door by a centripetal force. III. The forces acting on the books while they are crashing against the door are gravity, the normal force, and a force toward the right. Which is (are) true?
(A) I and III are true.
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*This question is included in 05. Planes and Circles

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