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A car of mass 1200 kg travels at a steady dpeed of 22 m/s around a bend of radius 50 m. Find the centripetal force required?

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Compute the magnitude of the centripetal acceleration a :

a = (22 m/s)² / (50 m) = 9.68 m/s²

Then the magnitude of the centripetal force is

F = (1200 kg) (9.68 m/s²) = 11,616 N ≈ 12,000 N

The truck needs 11,616 N of centripetal force to bend around a radius 50 m.

From the centripetal acceleration,

[tex]a = \dfrac{v^2}{r}[/tex]

Where,

[tex]a[/tex]- Centripetal acceleration

[tex]v[/tex]- velocity = 22 m/s

[tex]r[/tex]- radius = 50 m

Put the values,

[tex]a =\dfrac { (22 \rm \ m/s)^2}{(50\rm \ m)}\\\\a = 9.68\rm \ m/s^2[/tex]

So, the centripetal force is

[tex]F = ma[/tex]

Where, m is the mass = 1200 kg

So,

[tex]F= 1200\rm \ kg\times 9.68\rm \ m/s^2 \\\\F = 11,616\rm \ N[/tex]

Therefore, the truck needs 11,616 N of  centripetal force to bend around a radius 50 m.

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