Solving a Car's Acceleration in a Quarter Turn

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To solve the car's acceleration problem, first determine the final velocity after applying a constant tangential deceleration of 1.2 m/s² while navigating a quarter turn with a radius of 130 m. The calculated final velocity is 27.1 m/s, and the centripetal acceleration is approximately 5.65 m/s². The total acceleration of the car is the vector sum of the centripetal acceleration, directed towards the center of the curve, and the tangential acceleration, which is along the direction of motion. To find the magnitude of the car's total acceleration, perform vector addition of these two components and calculate the resultant vector's magnitude. This approach will yield the final answer needed for the problem.
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Hi all, I can't figure out what the next step is on a problem. The problem is:
A car moving at a speed of 35 m/s enters a curve that describes a quarter turn of radius 130 m. The driver gently applies the brakes, giving a constant tangential deceleration of magnitude 1.2 m/s^2. Just before emerging from the turn, what is the magnitude of the car's acceleration?

I found that Vf = 27.1 and that the centripetal acceleration was 5.65 m/s^2 (I am not positive these are correct, however). I am stuck on what I do next in the question. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
 
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The total acceleration will be the vector sum of the centripital acceleration (which acts in which direction?), and the tangential acceleration (which acts in the direction of the tangent to the circle). To calculate the "magnitude" of the car's acceleration, do the vector addition of the two components, and then take the magnitude of that resultant vector.
 
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