2. Determine the velocity that a car should have while traveling around a frictionless curve of radius 100m and that is banked 20 degrees.

Question

2.   Determine the velocity that a car should have while traveling around a frictionless curve of radius 100m and that is banked 20 degrees.

Damon · Answer

m * centripetal acceleration inward = m v^2/R force up = mg total force normal to surface so no slip tan 20 = (v^2 /R)/g = v^2 / (R g)