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II. Short Answer Questions · Q11

Q.Under what condition will a car skid on a leveled circular road?

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Step 1. On a leveled (unbanked) circular road, the only horizontal force available to provide the centripetal force is friction between the tyres and the road: Fs=mv2rF_s=\dfrac{mv^2}{r}.

Step 2. Static friction can supply at most fs,max=μsN=μsmgf_{s,max}=\mu_sN=\mu_smg (since N=mgN=mg on a level road).

Step 3. As long as mv2r≤μsmg\dfrac{mv^2}{r}\le\mu_smg (equivalently v≤μsrgv\le\sqrt{\mu_srg}), friction can supply the needed centripetal force and the car turns safely. …

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