A 1112-kg car and a 2260-kg pickup truck approach a curve on the expressway that has a radius of 286m. Part A At what angle should the highway engineer bank this curve so that vehicles traveling at 65.4 mi/h can safely round it regardless of the condition of their tires? Part B Should the heavy truck go slower than the lighter car?yesno Part C As the car and truck round the curve at 65.4 mi/h, find the normal force on the car to the highway surface. Part D As the car and truck round the curve at 65.4 mi/h, find the normal force on the truck to the highway surface.

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A 1112-kg car and a 2260-kg pickup truck approach a curve on the expressway that has a radius of 286m.

Part A
At what angle should the highway engineer bank this curve so that vehicles traveling at 65.4 mi/h can safely round it regardless of the condition of their tires?


Part B 
Should the heavy truck go slower than the lighter car?
yes
no

Part C
As the car and truck round the curve at 65.4 mi/h, find the normal force on the car to the highway surface.


Part D
As the car and truck round the curve at 65.4 mi/h, find the normal force on the truck to the highway surface.

 

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