Question

A 13 500 N car traveling at 50.0 km/h rounds a curve of radius 2.00 × 102 m. Find the following: a. the centripetal acceleration of the car b. the centripetal force c. the minimum coefficient of static friction between the tires and the road that will allow the car to round the curve safely

Answer 1

Answer:

a. 0.947 m/s^2

b. 1304.54 N

c. 0.0966

Explanation:

mass of car = 13500 N = 13500/9.8 = 1377.55 kg

velocity = 50 km/h = 50,000 m/h = 13.9 m/s

raidus = 204 m

a. centripetal acceleartion = v^2/r = 13.9^2/204 = 0.947 m/s^2

b. centripetal force = m*centripetal acceleration = 1377.55 * 0.947 = 1304.54 N

c. In order for the car to round the curve safely, static friction = centripetal force

static friction = coefficient of friction (mu) * mg = mu* 1377.55*9.8 = 13500mu

13500mu = 1304.54

mu = 1304.54/13500 = 0.0966