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1) A concrete highway curve of radius 70 m and is banked at an angle of 30o. Imagine a car driving around the turn at a constant height. We want to find the maximum speed at which a 1100 kg rubber-tired car can go around this curve. Take the static coefficient of friction of rubber on concrete to be ?s = 1.0.
a) Calculate the maximum speed the car can go around the curve.
b) Discuss what is different from finding the maximum to finding the minimum speeds.
c) Calculate the minimum speed the car can go around the curve
2) On a rainy day, the concrete will be wet and reduce the coefficient of friction to ?s = 0.3
a) Calculate the maximum speed the car can go around the curve.
b) Calculate the minimum speed the car can go around the curve.
3) Freezing rain! The coefficient of friction is now zero! Can a car theoretically make it around this turn? If not, explain why not. If so, calculate the speed(s) at which they will be able to make it around the curve.