Laws of Motion

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Question 207 of 210

Statement I: A cyclist is moving on an unbanked road with a speed of 7kmh−17km{h}^{-1} and takes a sharp circular turn along a path of the radius of 2m2m without reducing the speed. The static friction coefficient is 0.20.2. The cyclist will not slip and pass the curve (g=9.8ms−2)\left(g=9.8m{s}^{-2}\right)
Statement II : If the road is banked at an angle of
45∘45^{\circ}, cyclist can cross the curve of 2m2m radius with the speed of 18.5kmh−118.5km{h}^{-1} without slipping. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

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Answer: (D) Both statement I and statement II are true

Statement Ivmax⁡=μRg=(0.2)×2×9.8{v}_{\max }=\sqrt{\mu Rg}=\sqrt{\left(0.2\right)\times 2\times 9.8}
vmax⁡=1.97ms−1{v}_{\max }=1.97m{s}^{-1}
7kmh−1=1.944ms−17km{h}^{-1}=1.944m{s}^{-1}
Speed is lower than
vmax⁡{v}_{\max }, hence it can take safe
turn.

Statement II

vmax⁡=Rg[tanθ+μ1−μtanθ]{v}_{\max }=\sqrt{Rg\left[\dfrac{tan\theta +\mu }{1-\mu tan\theta }\right]}
=2×9.8[1+0.21−0.2]=5.42ms−1=\sqrt{2\times 9.8\left[\dfrac{1+0.2}{1-0.2}\right]}=5.42m{s}^{-1}
18.5kmh−1=5.14ms−118.5km{h}^{-1}=5.14m{s}^{-1}
Speed is lower than
vmax⁡{v}_{\max }, hence it can take safe turn.

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