Centripetal Force
 

Centripetal Force problem 13


A car is driven round a bend in the road at a constant speed.




What is the direction of the resultant force on the car when it is going round the bend?


  • parallel to the motion and in the same direction as the motion


  • parallel to the motion and in the opposite direction to the motion


  • perpendicular to the motion and towards the inside of the bend


  • perpendicular to the motion and towards the outside of the bend


 

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