Question

Mom turns hard into McDonald's parking lot. The car has a mass of 1850 kg , and is moving at a speed of 10 m/s .The radius of the turn is 4.5 m , What is the centripetal force of the car ?

Answer 1

Given,

The mass of the car, m=1850 kg

The speed of the car, v=10 m/s

The radius of the turn, r=4.5 m

The centripetal force is calculated using the formula,

`F=(mv^2)/(r)`

On substituting the known values in the above equation,

`F=(1850*10^2)/(4.5)=41111.1\text{ N}`

Therefore the centripetal force on the car while making the turn is 41111.1 N