Question #200735

A car travels at 25 m/s along a horizontal curve of a radius of 450m. What is the minimum coefficient of friction between the tires and the road in order to not skid?


1
Expert's answer
2021-05-30T13:21:46-0400

As the car travels along the horizontal curve, the friction force provides necessary centripetal force:


Fc=Ffr,F_c=F_{fr},mv2r=μmg,\dfrac{mv^2}{r}=\mu mg,μ=v2rg,\mu=\dfrac{v^2}{rg},μ=(25 ms)2450 m9.8 ms2=0.14\mu=\dfrac{(25\ \dfrac{m}{s})^2}{450\ m\cdot9.8\ \dfrac{m}{s^2}}=0.14

Need a fast expert's response?

Submit order

and get a quick answer at the best price

for any assignment or question with DETAILED EXPLANATIONS!

Comments

No comments. Be the first!
LATEST TUTORIALS
APPROVED BY CLIENTS