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You’re investigating a subway accident in which a train derailed while rounding an unbanked curve of radius 150 m, and you’re asked to estimate whether the train exceeded the 35-km/h speed limit for this curve. You interview a passenger who had been standing and holding onto a strap; she noticed that an unused strap was hanging at about a 15° angle to the vertical just before the accident. What do you conclude?
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