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A curve of radius 40 m is banked so that a 1070 kg car traveling at 60 km/h can round it even if the road is so icy that the coefficient of static friction is approximately zero. The acceleration of gravity is 9.81 m/s
a)Find the minimum speed at which a car can travel around this curve without skidding if the coefficient of static friction between the road and the tires is 0.7.
Answer in units of m/s
b)Find the maximum speed under the same
conditions. Answer in units of m/s.
To solve these problems, we can use the concept of centripetal force. The centripetal force required to keep the car moving in a curved path without skidding can be calculated using the equation:
Fc = m * ac
where Fc is the centripetal force, m is the mass of the car, and ac is the centripetal acceleration.
a) To find the minimum speed without skidding, we need to consider the case when the coefficient of static friction is at its maximum value, which is 0.7 in this case. At this maximum coefficient, the static friction force is at its maximum and is given by:
Fs(max) = μs * normal force
where Fs(max) is the maximum static friction force, μs is the coefficient of static friction, and the normal force is equal to the weight of the car due to the absence of vertical acceleration.
In this scenario, the weight of the car is given by:
Weight = m * g
where m is the mass of the car and g is the acceleration due to gravity.
Now, let's calculate the normal force:
Normal force = Weight * cosθ
where θ is the angle of banking. In this case, since the road is banked, we need to consider the angle at which the road is inclined. The tangent of this angle can be calculated using:
tanθ = v^2 / (g * r)
where v is the speed of the car and r is the radius of the curve.
Substituting the values given:
θ = arctan(v^2 / (g * r))
Now, we can calculate the normal force:
Normal force = m * g * cos(arctan(v^2 / (g * r)))
The maximum static friction force is equal to the normal force multiplied by the coefficient of static friction:
Fs(max) = μs * m * g * cos(arctan(v^2 / (g * r)))
Since we need the car to go around the curve without skidding, the maximum static friction force should be equal to the centripetal force:
Fs(max) = Fc
Hence, we can equate the two equations:
μs * m * g * cos(arctan(v^2 / (g * r))) = m * ac
Canceling the mass on both sides, we get:
μs * g * cos(arctan(v^2 / (g * r))) = ac
Now, we can solve for the centripetal acceleration:
ac = μs * g * cos(arctan(v^2 / (g * r)))
We know that the centripetal acceleration is given by:
ac = v^2 / r
By equating the two equations, we can solve for the minimum speed without skidding:
v^2 / r = μs * g * cos(arctan(v^2 / (g * r)))
Let's solve this equation numerically using a computer program or calculator.
b) To find the maximum speed under the same conditions, we consider the scenario where the coefficient of static friction is at its minimum, which is approximately zero.
Using the equation from part a:
v^2 / r = μs * g * cos(arctan(v^2 / (g * r)))
Since the coefficient of static friction is approximately zero, we can ignore it in this case. The equation becomes:
v^2 / r = 0
This implies that the maximum speed under these conditions is when the car is not moving at all. Therefore, the maximum speed is 0 m/s.