A highway curve forms a section of a circle. A car goes around the curve as shown in the helicopter view of Figure P1.48. Its dashboard compass shows that

the car is initially heading due east. After it travels 840 m, it is heading 35.0° south of east. Find the
radius of curvature of its path.

4 answers

35° = 0.611 radians, so

.611r = 840
1374.78
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A highway curve forms a section of a circle. A car goes around the curve. Its dashboard compass shows that the car is initially heading due east. After it travels 880. m, it is heading 10.0° south of east. Find the radius of curvature of its path.