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Thanks! But how do we know that friction is pointing towards the center?

Homework Statement 1988M1. A highway curve that has a radius of curvature of 100 meters is banked at an angle of 15° as shown above. a.Determine the vehicle speed for which this curve is appropriate if there is no friction between the road and the tires of the vehicle. On a dry day when...

Homework Statement ) You are given the task of shooting a tennis ball from ground level through 2 hoops. The two hoops’ centers and the launch site are located in the same vertical plane, and the hoops are oriented perpendicular to the ball’s proposed trajectory and also in a vertical...