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how can you tell if the frictional force is great enough to keep a car turning a curb in circular motion based on the coefficient of friction and the normal force?
Please don't just tell me numbers. To figure out what you're doing I then I have reverse engineer the calculations. Let's just work with the algebra until we agree the equations.daniel.j said:A car with a velocity of 15.3 m/s follows a circular road that has a radius of 40 m. The car has a mass 1350 kg. The pavement is wet and oily so the coefficient o friction between the tires and the road is only .500. The frictionall force that I calculated came out to be 6620 Newtons. Is this frictional force large enough to maintain the car in circular motion?
The normal force is the perpendicular force exerted by a surface on an object in contact with it. When turning on a curb, the normal force helps to keep the vehicle from slipping off the road and provides the necessary centripetal force to keep the car moving in a circular path.
The angle of the curb can impact the friction force in two ways. First, a steeper angle will require a larger normal force, which in turn will increase the maximum static friction force that can be exerted. Second, a sharper angle will also increase the lateral component of the normal force, which can increase the lateral (or sliding) friction force.
No, the maximum static friction force is directly proportional to the normal force. This means that the friction force cannot exceed the normal force.
The weight of the vehicle increases the normal force, which in turn increases the maximum static friction force that can be exerted. This means that heavier vehicles will have a greater ability to turn on a curb without slipping.
The normal and friction forces can be influenced by various factors such as the speed of the vehicle, the angle of the curb, the weight and size of the vehicle, the condition of the road surface, and the type of tires on the vehicle. Other factors such as weather conditions, the presence of oil or debris on the road, and the skill level of the driver can also affect these forces.