A 28 kg spy drone is programmed to fly around at a constant height of 62 meters around a central point on the ground. It is capturing video footage of a building and sending it back to a secret location.  The drone is flying in a circular path with a  circumference of 601 m and an acceleration of 3.8 m/s2. What is the speed of the drone as if flies around in the circle?

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A 28 kg spy drone is programmed to fly around at a constant height of 62 meters around a central point on the ground. It is capturing video footage of a building and sending it back to a secret location. 

The drone is flying in a circular path with a  circumference of 601 m and an acceleration of 3.8 m/s2. What is the speed of the drone as if flies around in the circle?

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