A car is driving on a flat, circular track and accelerates uniformly from rest with a tangential acceleration aT = 1.6 m/s^2 . The car makes it one-quarter of the way around the circle and then skids off the track. What is the coefficient of static friction between the car and the track?

A car is driving on a flat, circular track and accelerates uniformly from rest with a tangential acceleration aT = 1.6 m/s^2 . The car makes it one-quarter of the way around the circle and then skids off the track. What is the coefficient of static friction between the car and the track?

Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations and Connections

1st Edition

ISBN:9781133939146

Author:Katz, Debora M.

Publisher:Katz, Debora M.

Chapter12: Rotation I: Kinematics And Dynamics

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 77PQ

See similar textbooks

Related questions

Q: In the figure, block 1 has mass m1 = 480 g, block 2 has mass m2 = 550 g, and the pulley is on a…

Q: A car traveling at a constant speed as it rounds a curve is not experiencing angular acceleration.…

A: The car when it rounds a curve, its velocity is changing at every instant as the angle is changing…

Q: A car rounds an unbanked curve of radius 50 m at a constant speed. If the coefficient of static…

Q: A small block with mass 0.0300 kgkg slides in a vertical circle of radius 0.425 mm on the inside of…

Q: An object is initially moving in uniform circular motion. The object is connected to an inelastic…

A: When an external force is applied to an object moving in a uniform circular motion, the radial…

Q: A load of 52 kg is placed on the flatbed of a truck going around a section of flat road…

Q: block 1 has mass m1 = 460 g, block 2 has mass m2 = 520 g, and the pulley is on a frictionless…

Q: A car of mass 850 kg attempts to round an unbanked road with a radius of 100 m. If the coefficient…

A: Mass of the car, Radius of the road, Coefficient of static friction, Acceleration due to gravity,…

Q: block 1 has mass m1 = 460 g, block 2 has mass m2 = 520 g, and the pulley is on a frictionless…

A: Since you have posted a question with a multiple sub parts, we will solve first three sub - parts…

Q: A cyclist competes in a one-lap race around a flat, circular course of radius 140 m. Starting from…

Q: In the figure, block 1 has mass m1 = 440 g, block 2 has mass m2 = 600 g, and the pulley is on a…

Q: block 1 has mass m1 = 460 g, block 2 has mass m2 = 520 g, and the pulley is on a frictionless…

Q: In the figure, block 1 has mass m1 = 450 g, block 2 has mass m2 = 520 g, and the pulley is on a…

Q: A plane with a wingspan of d = 25 m loses control in flight and begins to spiral a circle around the…

Q: A car moves in a horizontal circular pai of radius 100 m. If the coefficient of static friction…

Q: In the figure, block 1 has mass m1 = 430 g, block 2 has mass m2 = 520 g, and the pulley is on a…

Q: In the figure, block 1 has mass m = 470 g, block 2 has mass m2 = 530 g, and the pulley is on a…

Q: B An automobile travels to the right at a constant speed of 48 km /h. If the diameter of a wheel is…

Q: In the figure, block 1 has mass m1=470 g. block 2 has mass m2 =520 g, and the pulley is on a…

A: Given, m1= 470 gm2 = 520 gR = 5.0 cmblock 2 falls from rest, 76 cm in t = 4.9 sg = 9.81 ms2

Q: A small block with mass 0.0300 kg slides in a vertical circle of radius 0.425 m on the inside of a…

A: When a small block is moving in a vertical circle, a centripetal force will act on it in the outward…

Q: A skateboarder is attempting to make a circular arc of radius r = 19 m in a parking lot. The total…

A: mass = 95 kg coefficient of static friction = 0.66 radius (r) = 19 m

Q: roller coaster moving on a vertical metal loop has a radius of 6.0 m. if the coefficient of friction…

Q: A Ferris wheel has a diameter of 10.0m and makes one revolution in 8.00 seconds. A girl weighing 321…

A: diameter of the wheel = 10 m time taken to complete one revolution = 8 seconds weight of girl = 321…

Q: are designing an amusement park ride where riders will stand inside a rotating circular cylinder…

A: Given:- You are designing an amusement park ride where riders will stand inside a rotating circular…

Q: A 2000 kg car rounds a circular turn of radius 24 m. If the road is flat and the coefficient of…

Q: A coin rests 12.0 cm from the center of a turntable. The coefficient of static friction between the…

A: Given Data : The distance between the coin and the turntable's center is given as…

Q: Q. A large vertical cylinder spins about its axis fast enough that any person inside is held up…

Q: In the figure, block 1 has mass m1 = 450 g, block 2 has mass m2 = 520 g, and the pulley is on a…

Q: In the figure, block 1 has mass m₁ = 450 g, block 2 has mass m₂ = 510 g, and the pulley is on a…

Q: In the figure, block 1 has mass m1 = 490 g, block 2 has mass m2 = 550 g, and the pulley is on a…

Q: A rocket powered car is set inside a circular track and ignited. Pressure sensors on the wall of the…

A: The radius of the track is, r=3.28 m Time duration, t=5.51 s

Q: A small block with mass 0.0400 kg slides in a vertical circle of radius R = 0.500 m on the inside of…

A: Given data, mass of the block , m = 0.0400 Kg the radius of a vertical circle , R = 0.500 m the…

Q: particle of mass 10.0 kg is whirled in a vertical circle of radius 2.0 m at an angular velocity of…

A: Note : According to our guidelines , we are only allowed to answer one question . If you want the…

Q: A roller coaster loaded with passengers has a mass of 2 x 103 kg; the radius of curvature of the…

A: mass (m)= 2000 kg tangential speed (v) = 18 m/s Radius of curvature = 24 m

Q: Q. A large vertical cylinder spins about its axis fast enough that any person inside is held up…

A: Introduction: When the person station in the cylindrical wall then the all force all balance, here…

Q: Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct? i. A car going with a constant speed in a…

A: I). In circular motion: speed can be constant but velocity is always variable as direction is always…

Q: A Ferris wheel has radius of 5.3 m and makes one revolution in 7.6 seconds. A person weighing 613 N…

A: Given: The radius of the wheel is 5.3 m. The time period is 7.6 s. The weight of the person is 613…

Q: In the figure, block 1 has mass m1 = 490 g, block 2 has mass m2 = 560 g, and the pulley is on a…

Q: A Ferris wheel has radius of 5.9 m and makes one revolution in 8.1 seconds. A person weighing 700 N…

Q: In the figure, block 1 has mass m1 = 480 g, block 2 has mass m2 = 540 g, and the pulley is on a…

A: As per guidelines we are suppose to do only first three subpart from multipart question Given,mass…

Q: In the figure, block 1 has mass m₂ 480 g. block 2 has mass m₂ - 550 g, and the pulley is on a…

Q: In the figure, block 1 has mass m1 = 440 g, block 2 has mass m2 = 520 g, and the pulley is on a…

Q: A car rounds an unbanked curve of radius 65 m. If the coefficient of static friction between the…

A: radius, r = 65 m coefficient of friction, u = 0.7

Q: ion 20 of 25 A rocket-powered car is set inside a circular track and ignited. Pressure sensors on…

Q: In the figure, block 1 has mass m₁ = 490 g, block 2 has mass m₂ = 590 g, and the pulley is on a…

Q: In the figure, block 1 has mass m - 480 g, block 2 has mass m2 - 510 g, and the pulley is on a…

Q: n the figure, block 1 has mass m1 = 460 g, block 2 has mass m2 = 540 g, and the pulley is on a…

A: given that m1= 460g = 0.46 kg m2=540g = 0.54 kg displacement = S = 77cm = 0.77…

Concept explainers

Centripetal Force

A particle, body, object or certain mass while travelling in a rotational path or semicircular path, experiences an inertia force. If that inertia force pulls the towards the inward of the imaginary circle in the rotation, it is termed as centripetal force.

Question

A car is driving on a flat, circular track and accelerates uniformly from rest with a tangential acceleration a_T= 1.6 m/s^2 . The car makes it one-quarter of the way around the circle and then skids off the track. What is the coefficient of static friction between the car and the track?

Expert Solution

This question has been solved!

Explore an expertly crafted, step-by-step solution for a thorough understanding of key concepts.

This is a popular solution!

SEE SOLUTION Check out a sample Q&A here

Step 1

VIEW

Step 2

VIEW

Trending now

This is a popular solution!

Step by step

Solved in 2 steps with 2 images

SEE SOLUTION Check out a sample Q&A here

Knowledge Booster

Learn more about

Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, physics and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.

Similar questions

A bicycle moves on a flat (horizontal) surface on a circular path. Initially at rest, it accelerates uniformly with a tangential acceleration of 4.6 m/s2. The bicycle makes one quarter of the circle before it skids off the circular path. Find the coefficient of static friction between the bicycle and the surface.
A skateboarder is attempting to make a circular arc of radius r = 19 m in a parking lot. The total mass of the skateboard and skateboarder is m = 95 kg. The coefficient of static friction between the surface of the parking lot and the wheels of the skateboard is μs = 0.66 . A) What is the maximum speed, in meters per second, he can travel through the arc without slipping? B) He speeds up very slightly and begins to slide. The coefficient of kinetic friction is μk = 0.21. What is the new magnitude, in meters per squared second, of his radial acceleration?
A skateboarder is attempting to make a circular arc of radius r = 14 m in a parking lot. The total mass of the skateboard and skateboarder is m = 89 kg. The coefficient of static friction between the surface of the parking lot and the wheels of the skateboard is μs = 0.59 . What is the maximum speed, in meters per second, he can travel through the arc without slipping?
A skateboarder is attempting to make a circular arc of radius r = 16 m in a parking lot. The total mass of the skateboard and skateboarder is m = 91 kg. The coefficient of static friction between the surface of the parking lot and the wheels of the skateboard is μs = 0.69 . a)What is the maximum speed, in meters per second, he can travel through the arc without slipping? b) He speeds up very slightly and begins to slide. The coefficient of kinetic friction is μk = 0.24. What is the new magnitude of his radial acceleration in m/s2?
A skateboarder is attempting to make a circular arc of radius r = 19 m in a parking lot. The total mass of the skateboard and skateboarder is m = 98 kg. The coefficient of static friction between the surface of the parking lot and the wheels of the skateboard is μs = 0.66. The maximum speed he can go without slipping is 11.09 m/s. He speeds up very slightly and begins to slide. The coefficient of kinetic friction is μk = 0.11. What is the new magnitude of his radial acceleration in m/s2?
A child is sitting 1.50 m from the center of a wooden, circular, rotating disk. The coefficient of static friction between the child and disk is 0.30. What is the maximum speed the child can have before slipping off the disk?
A skateboarder is attempting to make a circular arc of radius r = 11 m in a parking lot. The total mass of the skateboard and skateboarder is m = 86 kg. The coefficient of static friction between the surface of the parking lot and the wheels of the skateboard is μs = 0.59 . He speeds up very slightly and begins to slide. The coefficient of kinetic friction is μk = 0.21. What is the new magnitude of his radial acceleration in m/s2?
A particle of dust lands 48.8 mm from the center of a compact disc (CD) that is 120 mm in diameter. The CD speeds up from rest, and the dust particle is ejected when the CD is rotating at 98.0 revolutions per minute. What is the coefficient of static friction between the particle and the surface of the CD?
A car with mass m = 1000 kg completes a turn of radius r = 550 m at a constant speed of v = 21 m/s. As the car goes around the turn, the tires are on the verge of slipping. Assume that the turn is on a level road, i.e. the road is not banked at an angle. What is the numeric value of the coefficient of static friction, μs, between the road and tires?
Imagine If A skateboarder is attempting to make a circular arc of radius r = 19 m in a parking lot. We know the total mass of the skateboard and skateboarder is m = 95 kg. If the coefficient of static friction between the surface of the parking lot and the wheels of the skateboard is μs = 0.66 . A) Now what is the maximum speed, in meters per second, he can travel through the arc without slipping?
A skateboarder is attempting to make a circular arc of radius r = 19 m in a parking lot. The total mass of the skateboard and skateboarder is m = 87 kg. The coefficient of static friction between the surface of the parking lot and the wheels of the skateboard is us= 0.68 . 1)What is the maximum speed, he can travel through the arc without slipping? 2)He speeds up very slightly and begins to slide. The coefficient of kinetic friction is uk = 0.13. What is the new magnitude, of his radial acceleration?
A car enters a horizontal, curved roadbed of radius 50 m. The coefficient of static friction between the tires and the roadbed is 0.20. What is the maximum speed with which the car can safely negotiate the unbanked curve?