A car rounds a flat bend of radius 50 m. The coefficient of friction is 0.8 (g = 9.8 m/s^2). The maximum safe speed is:

  1. 28 m/s
  2. 9.9 m/s
  3. 39.6 m/s
  4. 19.8 m/s
Answer

D) 19.8 m/s

Friction provides the centripetal force: mu mg = mv^2r Rightarrow v = mu g r = 19.8 m/s. SLO P-11-B-15 · Application

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