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Q.If friction is made zero for a road, can a vehicle move safely on this road?
Maharashtra MsbshseMaharashtra HSC (MSBSHSE) Board 2023Subjective· 1mImportance★★★★★
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Start your 14-day free trial to unlock the full solution →Friction is what supplies centripetal force on a flat curve; banking removes that need.
On a level (unbanked) road, the only horizontal force available to turn a vehicle is friction between tyres and road — with friction reduced to zero, no centripetal force is available and the vehicle cannot negotiate any curve; it would skid straight off the road.
On a banked road, however, the horizontal component of the normal reaction itself can supply the centripetal force, without any help from friction, provided the vehicle travels at exactly the speed the banking was designed for:
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