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What is the maximum speed a car can travel over the top of a hill of radius 22 m before flying off the hill?

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g=v^2/r
solve for v. g=9.8m/s^2

gravity provides the centripetal force

m g = m v^2 / r ... v^2 = r g = 22 * 9.8

answer is in m/s

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