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Examples of Banked Curves neos 0 zr ep arc ve ea ‘oan sebwap shee eniate tow eit Te geet {tae wate recaumied ange 3 newts his Rsvanorce rt er Banked Curves 1s possible to bank a roadway so that the normal force provides the centripetal force rather than relying on friction to provide i. The diagram below shows that the normal force (Fx) acting on a car ‘has components both in the vertical and horizontal planes. or With no vertical acceleration: ‘There is @ horizontal acceleration, s with Fysin® = Fe mvtfe To solve for @ is to combine the two into a single expression In terms of tan®. Accordingly, write the first equation as: Fucos® = F, = mg Divide this into the previous formula: (Fusin@) / (Fycos8) = (envife) / mg Results: tant Hor this expression gives the proper banking angle for any one speed, respective of the mass of the ‘object. Any car can make the posted speed safely, whichis the reason racing ramps are banked. It is sown by the equation that greater the banking angle, the larger tan Is and the greater the speed may be. Example Acar of mass 1 100 kg tavels around a frictionless banked curve of radius 83 m, The banking is at ar angle (of 19" tothe horizontal, @ 5, vas tore roves te eng seclrtion? ) Whats he maxim speed may theca sfelyneptiate te tum with? «) Would the maximum speed change depending on the mass of the vehicle?

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