THE PRACTICE STUDIO
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PRACTICE / Banked curves
Bank the road for a chosen speed
A frictionless banked road is designed for speed 10 m/s on a radius of 20 m.
Find tan θ for the banking angle.
Organize the givens & assumptions
- v = 10 m/s
- r = 20 m
g = 10 m/s²; frictionless bank; steady circular motion with no vertical acceleration.
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