High School

A circular road of radius 1000 m has a banking angle of 45°. What is the maximum safe speed of a car with a mass of 2000 kg if the coefficient of friction between the tire and road is 0.5?

A. 172 m/s
B. 124 m/s
C. 99 m/s
D. 86 m/s

Answer :

To find the maximum safe speed of a car on a banked curve, use the formula v = √(rg tan(θ)), where r is the radius, g is acceleration due to gravity, θ is the banking angle, and 0.5 is the coefficient of friction. Plugging in the values, the maximum safe speed is 99 m/s.Therefore the correct answer is C.

The maximum safe speed of a car rounding a banked curve can be calculated using the formula:

v = √(rg tan(θ))

Given radius = 1000 m, banking angle = 45°, and coefficient of friction = 0.5, plugging in these values gives:

v = √((1000)(9.8)(tan(45°))/0.5) = 99 m/s