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A spoils car is advertised to have a maximum cornering acceleration of 0.85 g.
(a) What is the maximum speed that the car can go around a curve with a 100-m radius?
(b) What is its maximum speed for a 50-m radius curve?
(c) If wet pavement reduces its maximum cornering acceleration to 0.6 g, what do the answers to (a) and (b) become?
(a)
Maximum speed of car around curve of radius 100m.
Answer to Problem 4C
Maximum speed of car around the curve of radius
Explanation of Solution
Given:
Formula used:
Acceleration is given by the formula,
Calculation:
We have value for a, now using formula,
Conclusion:
The maximum speed of car on the curve of
(b)
The speed of a car around a curve of
Answer to Problem 4C
The speed of car around a curve of
Explanation of Solution
Given:
Formula used:
Calculation:
Using the same formula above
Conclusion:
The speed of the car on a curve of
(c)
The speed of a car around a curve of
Answer to Problem 4C
The speed of car around a curve of
The speed of car around the curve of
Explanation of Solution
Given:
Calculation:
Similarly as above,
When r = 100m.
Now, when r = 50m.
Conclusion:
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