Truck on a roundabout · Estonian PhO 2018 #5

Physics · mechanics

Problem

A truck is driving with a uniform speed on a roundabout of radius RR. Find the truck’s maximal possible speed provided that the coefficient of friction is big enough to avoid sliding. The truck’s center of mass is at a height hh from the ground and the truck’s width is ll. Gravitational acceleration is gg.

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