Ⓒ Macmillan Learning An engineer wants to design an oval racetrack such that 3.20 x 10³ lb racecars can round the exactly 1000 ft radius turns at 96 mi/h without the aid of friction. She estimates that the cars will round the turns at a maximum of 175 mi/h. Find the banking angle 0 necessary for the race cars to navigate the turns at 96 mi/h without the aid of friction. 0 = This banking and radius are very close to the actual turn data at Daytona International Speedway, where 3.20 × 10³ lb stock cars travel around the turns at about 175 mi/h. What additional radial force is necessary to prevent a race car from drifting on the curve at 175 mi/h? radial force: N C

Ⓒ Macmillan Learning An engineer wants to design an oval racetrack such that 3.20 x 10³ lb racecars can round the exactly 1000 ft radius turns at 96 mi/h without the aid of friction. She estimates that the cars will round the turns at a maximum of 175 mi/h. Find the banking angle 0 necessary for the race cars to navigate the turns at 96 mi/h without the aid of friction. 0 = This banking and radius are very close to the actual turn data at Daytona International Speedway, where 3.20 × 10³ lb stock cars travel around the turns at about 175 mi/h. What additional radial force is necessary to prevent a race car from drifting on the curve at 175 mi/h? radial force: N C

Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student Edition

1st Edition

ISBN:9780078807213

Author:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Publisher:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Chapter6: Motion In Two Dimensions

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 62A

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