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Homework Statement
A car traveling on a flat circular track of radius 5m accelerates uniformly from rest with a tangential acceleration of 1.7m/s^2. The car makes it 0.2 of the way around the track before skidding off. Acceleration of gravity=9.8m/s^s.
What is the coefficient of static friction between the car and the track?
Homework Equations
Fc=V^2m/r
F=ma
The Attempt at a Solution
So I tried this:
Fc=Ff
V^2m/r=[tex]\mu[/tex]mg
v^2/gr=[tex]\mu[/tex]
To determine the velocity at which the car slips, I said V^2=2ax, where x is 2[tex]\pi[/tex]r/5.
So I get 4[tex]\pi[/tex]a/5g=[tex]\mu[/tex]
It's not correct. Why is that?