2. What is the proper banking angle for an Olympic bobsled to negotiate a 100-m radius turn at 35 m/s without skidding? Draw the FBD of the bobsled and derive your solution from Newton's Second Law. A) 31° B) 41° C) 51° D) 61°
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It is the angle at which a track, or in this case a bobsled run, is tilted to help a vehicle make a turn. The banking angle helps to counteract the centrifugal force that wants to push the vehicle out of the turn. The force that keeps the bobsled on its path is Show more…
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