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Posted by Andrew on Thursday, February 18, 2010 at 8:32pm.

What is the smallest radius of an unbanked (flat) track around which a bicyclist can travel if her speed is 35 km/h and the μs between tires and track is 0.35?

Physics - bobpursley, Thursday, February 18, 2010 at 8:37pm
friction force=centripetalforce
mu*mg=m* v^2/r
change km/h to m/s

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