A 600-kg car is going around a banked curve with a radius of 110 m at a steady speed of 24.5 m/s. what is the appropriate banking angle so that the car stays on its path without the assistance of friction

Answer :

The centripetal force tending to take the car off track is
[(600 kg)(24.5 m/s)^2]/(110 m) = 3274.09 N

Let the banking angle be x.
Then the restorative force on the car is
(600 kg)(9.8 m/s^2)sin(x) = 5880sin(x) N

For dynamic equilibrium,
5880sin(x) = 3274.09
sin(x) =  0.5568
x = arcsin(0.5568) = 33.8°

Answer: 33.8°

johanrusli

The appropriate banking angle is about 29.1°

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Further explanation

Centripetal Acceleration of circular motion could be calculated using following formula:

[tex]\large {\boxed {a_s = v^2 / R} }[/tex]

a = centripetal acceleration ( m/s² )

v = velocity ( m/s )

R = radius of circle ( m )

Let us now tackle the problem!

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Given:

mass of car = m = 600 kg

radius of banked curve = R = 110 m

speed of car = v = 24.5 m/s

Asked:

banking angle = θ = ?

Solution:

Firstly , we will draw free body diagram of the car as shown in the attachment.

Next , we could use Newton's Law of Motion and Centripetal Force to solve the problem as follows:

[tex]\Sigma F_y = ma_y[/tex]

[tex]N\cos \theta - mg = m(0)[/tex]

[tex]N\cos \theta - mg = 0[/tex]

[tex]N\cos \theta = mg[/tex]

[tex]\boxed{ N = mg \div \cos \theta }[/tex] → Equation 1

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[tex]\Sigma F_x = ma_x[/tex]

[tex]N \sin \theta = m \frac{v^2}{R}[/tex]

[tex]( mg \div \cos \theta ) \sin \theta = m \frac{v^2}{R}[/tex] ← Equation 1

[tex]mg \tan \theta = m \frac{v^2}{R}[/tex]

[tex]g \tan \theta = \frac{v^2}{R}[/tex]

[tex]\tan \theta = \frac{v^2}{gR}[/tex]

[tex]\theta = \tan^{-1} ( \frac{v^2}{gR} )[/tex]

[tex]\theta = \tan^{-1} ( \frac{24.5^2}{ 9.8 \times 110 } )[/tex]

[tex]\boxed{ \theta \approx 29.1^o }[/tex]

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Answer details

Grade: High School

Subject: Physics

Chapter: Circular Motion

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