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A 1000-kg car rounds a curve on a flat road of radius 50 m at a speed of 15 m/s (54 mi/h). Will the car follow the curve, or will it skid? Assume: (a) the pavement is dry and the coefficient of static friction is μs = 0.60; (b) the pavement is icy and (a) μs = 0.25

A 1000-kg car rounds a curve on a flat road of radius 50 m at a speed of 15 m/s (54 mi/h). Will the car follow the curve, or will it skid? Assume: (a) the pavement is dry and the coefficient of static friction is μs = 0.60; (b) the pavement is icy and (a) μs = 0.25

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A 1000-kg car rounds a curve on a flat road of radius 50 m at a speed of 15 m / s ( 54 m i / h ). Will the car follow the curve, or will it skid? Assume: (a) the pavement is dry and the coefficient of static friction is μ s = 0.60 ; (b) the pavement is icy and (a) μ s = 0.25

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