If a certain car, going with speed v1, rounds a level curve with a radius R1, it is just on the verge of skidding. If its speed is now doubled, the radius of the tightest curve on the same road that it can round without skidding is:A) 2R1B) 4R1C) R1/2D) R1/4E) R1

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Answer:

[tex]R_{2}=4R_{1}[/tex]

Explanation:

Let's use the centripetal force definition.

So the first force will be:

[tex]F_{1}=ma_{c}=m\frac{v_{1}^{2}}{R_{1}}[/tex] (1)

Here:

  • V1 is the tangential velocity  
  • R1 is the first radius
  • m is the mass of the car.

Now, the final speed is double of the first one, so V2 = 2V1, Therefore the force will be:

[tex]F_{2}=m\frac{v_{2}^{2}}{R_{2}}=m\frac{4v_{1}^{2}}{R_{2}}[/tex] (2)

If we match both equation (1) and (2), we will find R2.

[tex]m\frac{v_{1}^{2}}{R_{1}}=m\frac{4v_{1}^{2}}{R_{2}}[/tex]

[tex]\frac{1}{R_{1}}=\frac{4}{R_{2}}[/tex]

Finally,

[tex]R_{2}=4R_{1}[/tex]  

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The radius of the tightest curve on the same road that it can round without skidding is [tex]4R_{1}[/tex].  Hence, option (B) is correct.

Given data:

The speed of car is, [tex]v_{1}[/tex].

The radius of level curve is, [tex]R_{1}[/tex].

Here the concept of centripetal force is applicable, whose expression is,

[tex]F = \dfrac{mv^{2}_{1}}{R_{1}} .................................................(1)[/tex]

here, m is the mass of car.

Now, the final speed is double of the first one, so [tex]v_{2} = 2v_{1}[/tex]. So, the force will be,

[tex]\leq F' = \dfrac{mv^{2}_{2}}{R_{2}} \\\\F' = \dfrac{m(2v_{1})^{2}}{R_{2}}\\\\F' = \dfrac{4mv_{1}^{2}}{R_{2}} ..........................................................(2)[/tex]

Comparing equation (1) and (2) as,

[tex]F = F'\\\\\dfrac{mv^{2}_{1}}{R_{1}}=\dfrac{4mv_{1}^{2}}{R_{2}}\\\\R_{2} = 4R_{1}[/tex]

Thus, we can conclude that the radius of the tightest curve on the same road that it can round without skidding is [tex]4R_{1}[/tex].  Hence, option (B) is correct.

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