The maximum speed with which a car can be driven around a curve of radius 18m without skidding when g=10m/s2 and coefficient of friction between rubber tyres and the roadway is 0.2, is:
A
36kmph
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B
18kmph
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C
21.6kmph
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D
14.4kmph
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Solution
The correct option is C21.6kmph Centripetal force = Frictional force ⇒mv2r=μmg or, v=√μrg or, v=√0.2×18×10 or, v=6m/s v=21.6kmph