Three cars are driving at 25 m/s along the road shown in

Chapter 8, Problem 41P

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Three cars are driving at 25 m/ s along the road shown in FIGURE P8.41. Car B is at the bottom of a hill and car C is at the top. Both hills have a 200 m radius of curvature. Suppose each car suddenly brakes hard and starts to skid. What is the tangential acceleration (i.e., the acceleration parallel to the road) of each car? Assume \(\mu_{\mathrm{k}}=1.0\).

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Text Transcription:

mu_k = 1.0

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QUESTION:

Three cars are driving at 25 m/ s along the road shown in FIGURE P8.41. Car B is at the bottom of a hill and car C is at the top. Both hills have a 200 m radius of curvature. Suppose each car suddenly brakes hard and starts to skid. What is the tangential acceleration (i.e., the acceleration parallel to the road) of each car? Assume \(\mu_{\mathrm{k}}=1.0\).

Equation Transcription:

Text Transcription:

mu_k = 1.0

ANSWER:

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We need to find out the tangential acceleration of the car’s in each case.

 

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