Essential University Physics (3rd Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134202709
Author: Richard Wolfson
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 5, Problem 62P
Find an expression for the minimum frictional coefficient needed to keep a car with speed v on a banked turn of radius R designed for speed v0.
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