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Problem
A residential street includes a frictionless banked turn of radius
120
m
120\,\text{m}
120
m
. For what banking angle should the turn be engineered so that drivers traveling at
25
m
⋅
s
−
1
25\,\text{m}\!\cdot\!\text{s}^{-1}
25
m
⋅
s
−
1
can negotiate the curve without relying on tire friction? a)
32
∘
32^{\circ}
3
2
∘
b)
62
∘
62^{\circ}
6
2
∘
c)
28
∘
28^{\circ}
2
8
∘
d)
15
∘
15^{\circ}
1
5
∘
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