College Physics (4th Edition)

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0073512141
ISBN 13: 978-0-07351-214-3

Chapter 5 - Problems - Page 187: 43

Answer

The fastest speed that the car can go over the hill without losing contact with the ground is $23.2~m/s$

Work Step by Step

To find the maximum speed, we can assume that the normal force is zero, and the gravitational force provides the centripetal force to keep the car moving in a circular path. Then the radial acceleration is $g$: $\frac{v^2}{r} = g$ $v = \sqrt{g~r}$ $v = \sqrt{(9.80~m/s^2)(55.0~m)}$ $v = 23.2~m/s$ The fastest speed that the car can go over the hill without losing contact with the ground is $23.2~m/s$.
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