A car is traveling lat 50 km/h on a level road where the coefficent of static friction between its tires and the road is 0.70
Find minimum turning radius of the car
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Expert's answer
2012-11-19T08:24:56-0500
the minimum radius is the radius when friction force isequal to centrifugal. Friction force F_ f = mg*mu, mu is coefficient of friction. Centrifugal force is F_c = m v^2/r r is minimum radius, So we have F_f=F_c mg*mu = m v^2/r r=v^2/g*mu
r=50^2/(9.8*0.7)= 364.43 m minimum radius is 364.43 m
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