A scooter weighing 150 kg together with its rider moving at 36 km/hr is to take a turn of radius 30 m. What horizontal force on the scooter is needed to make the turn possible ?
Given that,
m=150 kg,v=36 km/hr =10 m/sec,r=30 m
Horizontal force needed
=mv2r=150×(10)230=150×10030=500 N