Circular Freeway Entrance and Exit Ramps Are Commonly Banked to Handle

question 29

Multiple Choice

Circular freeway entrance and exit ramps are commonly banked to handle a car moving at 13 m/s.To design a similar ramp for 26 m/s one should:

• A)increase the radius by a factor of 2
• B)decrease the radius by a factor of 2
• C)increase the radius by a factor of 4
• D)decrease the radius by a factor of 4
• E)increase the radius by a factor of

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