Recent content by bbaker77

I figure a curve (arc) length of no less than 7.36 miles based on my work. Wow. There is no way that is right. Thats a heckuva curve. (the problem calls for the old british system. I would rather work SI, trust me.)

Ah. Told you I have no capacity for physics. Or sleep these days.

Because of the force of friction.. I seem to be getting more lost than I was now.

With Fc being the centripetal force = Mass(Gravity)/10? Thats assuming a mass then, since I don't know it, right?

An unbanked circular highway curve on level ground make a turn of 90 degree. The highway carries traffic at 60 mph, and the centripetal force on a vehicle is not to exceed 1/10 of its weight. What is the minimum length of the curve in miles? I am working towards the arc contained within...