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A policeman investigating an accident measures the skid marks left by a car on the horizontal road. He determines that the distance was 23.7
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A policeman investigating an accident measures the skid marks left by a car on the horizontal road. He determines that the distance was 23.74 n. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the tires and the road is μk = 0.29 How fast was the car going when the driver applied the brakes
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The velocity of car was m m/s
Explanation:
When the car skids , its centripetal force is provided by frictional force .
Here centripetal force F =
here v is the velocity of car and r is the radius of the curve .
The frictional force f = μ R
here μ is the coefficient of kinetic friction and R is normal reaction
Thus f = m g
On horizontal road R = mg
Thus F = f at the time of skid .
Thus v =
=
= 9 m/s