A horizontal circular curve on a highway is designed for traffic moving at 60 km/h. If the radius of the curve is 150 m, and if cars do not slide down the banked road, what is the correct angle of banking for the road

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Answer:

The value of  the correct angle of banking for the road is [tex]\theta = 67.76[/tex] °

Explanation:

Given data

Velocity (v) = 60 [tex]\frac{m}{s}[/tex]

Radius = 150 m

The velocity of the car in this case is given by

[tex]v = \sqrt{r g \tan \theta}[/tex]

[tex]v^{2} = r g \tan \theta[/tex]

[tex]\tan \theta = \frac{v^{2} }{rg}[/tex]

Put all the values in above formula we get

[tex]\tan \theta = \frac{60^{2} }{(150)(9.81)}[/tex]

[tex]\tan \theta =[/tex] 2.446

[tex]\theta = 67.76[/tex] °

Therefore the value of  the correct angle of banking for the road is [tex]\theta = 67.76[/tex] °

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