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A racing car on a flat circular track needs friction

Chapter 28, Problem 80TAE

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A racing car on a flat circular track needs friction between the tires and the track to maintain its circular motion. How much more friction is required for twice the speed?

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A racing car on a flat circular track needs friction between the tires and the track to maintain its circular motion. How much more friction is required for twice the speed?

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For a car to maintain its circular motion it needs centripetal force to be equalized with friction force. That equation would look like this

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