A bus negotiates a turn of radius 120 m while traveling at a speed of 96 km/h. If slipping just begins at this speed, what is the coefficient of static friction between the tires and the road? Find the optimum banking angle for the bus.

Q: A bug crawls outward from the center of a CD spinning at 200 revolutions per minute. The coefficient…

A: number of revolutions  per minute = 200; coefficient of static friction = 1.2 ;

Q: A fishnet consists of 1 mm diameter strings which form a pattern of 1 cm x 1 cm squares. Estimate he…

A: The diameter of the fishnet is The one side  of square is The velocity is The density is The…

Q: In the figure m = 5.0 kg, F = 10.0 N, and the coefficient of kinetic friction between the block and…

A: Given data:  Mass (m) = 5.0 kg Force (F) = 10.0 N The coefficient of friction (μ) = 0.25 Required:…

Q: You are sitting on the edge of a horizontal disk (for example, a playground merry-go-round) that has…

A: Given that:Radius, R=3 mm=3×10-3 mCoefficient of static friction, μs=0.430Let the mass of the person…

Q: Brake or turn? The figure depicts an overhead view of a car's path as the car travels toward a wall.…

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Q: A crate of eggs is located in the middle of the flat bed of a pickup truck as the truck negotiates a…

A: The radius of the circular path is 40 m.The coefficient of the static friction is 0.58.

Q: A 49.0-kg child takes a ride on a Ferris wheel that rotates four times each minute and has a…

A: Given Data: The mass of the child is, m = 49 kg. The diameter is, d =19 m. (a) Since the wheel…

Q: The person in Figure P5.30 weighs 170 lb. As seen from the front, each light crutch makes an angle…

A: Explanation The mass of the man is 170 lb, the angle crutches make with vertical is 22.0°. The free…

Q: The concept of variable banking for racetrack turns is shown in the figure. If the two radii of…

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Q: A 4.00 kg block rests on a 30 degree incline. If the coefficient of the static friction between the…

A: Here, the figure shows a box of mass m inclined at an angle θ = 30o with weight mg and force F and…

Q: A curve of radius 110 m is banked at an angle of 12.2°. At what speed can it be negotiated under icy…

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Q: Kinesiologists—scientists who study human motion—can measure the forces that act on runners as they…

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Q: A 5.0 g coin is placed 15 cm from the center of a turntable. The coin has static and kinetic…

A: The expression centrifugal force, F=mω2rF=0.005×(2π)2×0.15F=0.0296N

Q: A crate of eggs is located in the middle of the flat bed of a pickup truck as the truck negotiates a…

A: Given the radius of an arc of the circle = R = 33.8mthe coefficient of static friction = μs = 0.610I…

Q: A 30 kg child sits on a Ferris Wheel that has a diameter of 20 m. The wheel rotates 3.2 times per…

A: Given Data: Child mass, m=30 kg Diameter, D=20 m Radius, R=D2=202=10 m Rotation is 3.2 times/minute.…

Q: A stone has a mass of 8.79 g and is wedged into the tread of an automobile tire, as the drawing…

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Centripetal Force

A particle, body, object or certain mass while travelling in a rotational path or semicircular path, experiences an inertia force. If that inertia force pulls the towards the inward of the imaginary circle in the rotation, it is termed as centripetal force.