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- The bobsled track at the 1994 Olympics contained turn with radii of 33 m. Find the centripetal acceleration at the turn for a speed of 340 cm/sec.
- What is the maximum speed at which a car can safely negotiate an unbanked turn with radius of 60 m in icy weather, where the coefficient of static friction is 0.10?
- An 8 kg block initially at rest is pulled to the right along a horizontal surface whose coefficient of friction 0.1by a constant force of 34 N. Find the speed of the block after it has moved 2 m.
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