Question 11 Mark
A scooter weighing 150kg together with its rider moving at 36km/ hr is to take a turn of radius 30m. What horizontal force on the scooter is needed to make the turn possible?
Answer
View full question & answer→Given that m = 150kg. v= 36km/ hr = 10m/ sec, r = 30m. Horizontal force needed is
$\frac{\text{mv}^2}{\text{r}}=\frac{150\times(10)^2}{30}$
$\frac{150\times100}{30}=500\text{N}$