A car travels at 54 km·h⁻¹ around a horizontal circular turn of radius 20 m. A simple pendulum is suspended from the ceiling of the car and reaches a steady inclination during the turn. Taking g = 10 m·s⁻², what angle θ does the string make with the vertical?
Physics · Circular Motion · centripital force and centrifugal force
A car travels at 54 km·h⁻¹ around a horizontal circular turn of radius 20 m. A simple pendulum is suspended from the ceiling of the car and reaches a steady inclination during the turn. Taking g = 10 m·s⁻², what angle θ does the string make with the vertical?
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