Question

a 2100-kg car drives with a speed of 18 m/s onb a flat road around a curve that has a radius of curvature of 83m. The coefficient of static friction between the car and the road is 0.78. What is the magnitude of the force of static friction acting on the car

Answer 1

Answer:

The magnitude of the friction force is 8197.60 N

Explanation:

Using the definition of the centripetal force we have:

$\Sigma F=ma_{c}=m\frac{v^{2}}{R}$

Where:

• m is the mass of the car
• v is the speed
• R is the radius of the curvature

Now, the force acting in the motion is just the friction force, so we have:

$F_{f}=m\frac{v^{2}}{R}$

$F_{f}=2100\frac{18^{2}}{83}$

$F_{f}=8197.60 \: N$

Therefore the magnitude of the friction force is 8197.60 N

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