Determine the Minimum Angle at Which a Roadbed Should Be

question 17

Multiple Choice

Determine the minimum angle at which a roadbed should be banked so that a car traveling at 20.0 m/s can safely negotiate the curve if the radius of the curve is 2.00 × 10² m.

• A)0.200°
• B)0.581°
• C)11.5°
• D)19.6°
• E)78.2°

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