Physics 1 · Unit 3: Circular Motion and Gravitation
Car on a Circular Track
A 1000 kg car rounds a flat circular curve of radius 50 m at 15 m/s.
(a)2 points
Calculate the centripetal acceleration.
(b)2 points
Calculate the centripetal force required.
(c)2 points
What supplies this force, and what happens if the road is icy?