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Grade 12th passGeneral Physics

The road at a circular turn of radius 10 m is bankred by an angle of 10O . With what speed should a vehicle move on the turn so that the normal contact force is able to provide the necessary centripetal force ?

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12 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of Apoorva Arora
12 Years ago
If \nuis the correct speed,

\tan \theta = \frac{v^{2}}{rg}

or,

\nu = \sqrt{rg\tan \theta } = \sqrt{(10m)(9.8 m/s^{2})(tan 10^{\circ})} = 4.2 m/s.