A car with a mass of 1300 kg travels around a banked curve with a constant speed of 25 m/s. The radius of curvature of the curve is 35 m. Calculate the centripetal acceleration of the car. (You must provide an answer before moving to the next part.) (Round the final answer to four decimal places.) The centripetal acceleration of the car is ______m/s2. What is the magnitude of the horizontal component of the normal force that would be required to produce this centripetal acceleration in the absence of any friction? (Round the final answer to four decimal places.) The magnitude of the force is ______kN.
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Step 1: Calculate the centripetal acceleration of the car using the formula \(a_c = \frac{v^2}{r}\), where \(v = 25 \, \text{m/s}\) and \(r = 35 \, \text{m}\). Show more…
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