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Kavya Chopra
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Homework Statement
Why do the left wheels of a car rise when it takes a sharp left turn (that is it lurches towards the right)?
Homework Equations
$$a_c= V^2/R$$
The Attempt at a Solution
I started by imagining the car as being a part of a very large ring, dx.
Since it's taking a left turn, velocity of right wheels are greater than that of left wheels, but being a ring, their angular velocity is the same.
After some calculations, I find that pseudo force on right wheels is greater than that on the left wheels.
Is that why it lurches towards the right?