Question

A 1325 kg car and a 2050 kg pickup truck approach a curve on a highway that has a radius of 255 m. At what angle should the highway engineer bank this curve so that vehicles traveling at 75.0 mi/h can safely round it regardless of the condition of their tires

Answer 1

Answer:

the banking angle of the road is 24.2⁰

Explanation:

Given;

speed of the vehicles considered, v = 75 mi/h

Speed in m/s ⇒ 1 mi/h --------> 0.44704 m/s

                         75 mi/h --------> ?

=   75 x 0.44704 m/s = 33.528 m/s

radius of the curve, r = 255 m

The banking angle of the road is calculated as;

$\theta = tan^{-1} (\frac{v^2}{rg} )\\\\\theta = tan^{-1} (\frac{33.528^2}{255\times 9.8} )\\\\\theta = tan^{-1}(0.44983)\\\\\theta =24.2^0$

Therefore, the banking angle of the road is 24.2⁰