The Physics of Everyday Phenomena
8th Edition
ISBN: 9780073513904
Author: W. Thomas Griffith, Juliet Brosing Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 5, Problem 9CQ
A car travels around a flat (nonbanked) curve with constant speed.
- a. Sketch a diagram showing all of the forces acting on the car.
- b. What is the direction of the net force acting on the car? Explain.
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