Edexcel M3 — Question 6

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM3 (Mechanics 3)
TopicCircular Motion 1

6. A car is travelling on a horizontal racetrack round a circular bend of radius 40 m . The coefficient of friction between the car and the road is \(\frac { 2 } { 5 }\).
  1. Find the maximum speed at which the car can travel round the bend without slipping, giving your answer correct to 3 significant figures.
    (5 marks)
    The owner of the track decides to bank the corner at an angle of \(25 ^ { \circ }\) in order to enable the cars to travel more quickly.
  2. Show that this increases the maximum speed at which the car can travel round the bend without slipping by 63\%, correct to the nearest whole number.
    (8 marks)