Engineering a highway curve. If a car goes through a curve too fast, the car tends to slide out of the curve. For a banked curve withfriction, a frictional force acts on a fast car to oppose the tendency to slide out of the curve; the force is directed down the bank (in thedirection water would drain). Consider a circular curve of radius R = 180 m and bank angle 8, where the coefficient of static frictionbetween tires and pavement is µs. A car (without negative lift) is driven around the curve as shown in Figure (a). Find an expression forthe car speed Vmax that puts the car on the verge of sliding out, in terms of R, 0, and us. Evaluate Vmax for a bank angle of = 10° and for(a) μ = 0.51 (dry pavement) and (b) µs = 0.050 (wet or icy pavement). (Now you can see why accidents occur in highway curves when icyconditions are not obvious to drivers, who tend to drive at normal speeds.)(a) Numberi 36.5(a)UnitsRm/s^2EN FN8FNrCar

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Engineering a highway curve. If a car goes through a curve too fast, the car tends to slide out of the curve. For a banked curve with friction, a frictional force acts on a fast car to oppose the tendency to slide out of the curve; the force is directed down the bank (in the direction water would drain). Consider a circular curve of radius R = 180 m and bank angle 8, where the coefficient of static friction between tires and pavement is μs. A car (without negative lift) is driven around the curve as shown in Figure (a). Find an expression for the car speed Vmax that puts the car on the verge of sliding out, in terms of R, 0, and μs. Evaluate Vmax for a bank angle of 0 = 10° and for a) μs = 0.51 (dry pavement) and (b) μs = 0.050 (wet or icy pavement). (Now you can see why accidents occur in highway curves when icy conditions are not obvious to drivers, who tend to drive at normal speeds.) (a) R

Engineering a highway curve. If a car goes through a curve too fast, the car tends to slide out of the curve. For a banked curve with friction, a frictional force acts on a fast car to oppose the tendency to slide out of the curve; the force is directed down the bank (in the direction water would drain). Consider a circular curve of radius R = 180 m and bank angle 8, where the coefficient of static friction between tires and pavement is μs. A car (without negative lift) is driven around the curve as shown in Figure (a). Find an expression for the car speed Vmax that puts the car on the verge of sliding out, in terms of R, 0, and μs. Evaluate Vmax for a bank angle of 0 = 10° and for a) μs = 0.51 (dry pavement) and (b) μs = 0.050 (wet or icy pavement). (Now you can see why accidents occur in highway curves when icy conditions are not obvious to drivers, who tend to drive at normal speeds.) (a) R