Try it on paper first. A hint, the key idea and the worked solution are here when you need them.
A car takes a circular bend of radius at a steady .
At a steady speed on a circle of radius :
Have you tried it?
Work it out on paper first. It is fine to get stuck or make a mistake: that is how we learn. When you are ready, go through the solution one step at a time, and check each step against your own.
Step 1. Units. .
Step 2. Acceleration. , towards the centre of the bend.
Step 3. Angular velocity. .
Step 4. One circle. .
Answer: (a) , towards the centre. (b) . (c) .
Check. . It agrees.
Watch out. Putting into as if it were in m/s gives , a wrong answer. Always work in metres and seconds.
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