Question

You are flying around a bend in your car twice as fast as you usually do, but the conditions are icy. What could happen?

Group of answer choices

A. The centripetal force provided by friction on the road could fail to be strong enough and you could be unable to negotiate the bend

B. Your whole car could slide in towards the center of the circle formed by the bend

C. You could overcome inertia and take off into the air

Answer 1

While taking a turn on a curved road , the centripetal force towards the center of the curve is balanced by an outward frictional force. If we go at twice the usual speed , the centripetal force would become four times it's initial value , and hence the whole car could slide in towards the center of the circle formed by the bend .

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