Medium MCQ +4 / -1

On a banked road with angle $\theta$, the ideal (frictionless) speed for safely negotiating a turn of radius $r$ is:

  1. A $\sqrt{rg\sin\theta}$
  2. B $\sqrt{rg\cos\theta}$
  3. C $\sqrt{rg\tan\theta}$ Correct answer
  4. D $\sqrt{rg}$

Solution

Balancing horizontal component of normal reaction: $v = \sqrt{rg\tan\theta}$.

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Subject: Physics · Chapter: Laws of Motion · Topic: Circular Motion Dynamics

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