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Q.A car takes a turn with velocity 50 ms^-1 on a circular road of radius of curvature 10 m. Calculate the centrifugal force experienced by a person of mass 60 kg inside the car.

Tamil Nadu DgeTamil Nadu HSC First Year (DGE) Board 2026Subjective· 2mImportance★★★★★
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Using F = mv^2/r with m = 60 kg, v = 50 m/s, r = 10 m gives a centrifugal force of 15000 N.

When a car takes a circular turn, a person inside the car (in the car's own rotating, non-inertial frame of reference) experiences an apparent outward force called the centrifugal force, whose magnitude equals the centripetal force required to keep the person moving in the circle (but directed outward instead of inward):

F = mv^2/r

where m is the mass of the person, v is the speed of the car, and r is the radius of curvature of the road.

Given:

m = 60 kg

v = 50 m/s

r = 10 m

Substituting:

F = (60 x 50^2)/10 = (60 x 2500)/10 = 150000/10 = 15000 N

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