A car set on cruise-control makes a wider turn and effectively increases the radial distance from the center of the curve by a factor of 3. How does this change the centripetal force on the car?

D. The centripetal force does not change.

C. The centripetal force is reduced to a third of what it was.

B. The centripetal force is increased by a factor of nine.

A. The centripetal force triples.