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A scooter weighing 150 kg together with its rider moving at 36 kin/hr is to take a turn of radius 30 in. What force on the scooter towards the center is needed to make the turn possible ? Who or what provides this?

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Weight of the scooter with rider = 150 kg 

Speed = 36 km/hr = 36 × \(\frac{5}{18}\) = 10 m/sec. 

Radius of the turning = 30 m 

The force needed on the scooter towards the centre is centripetal force.

Centripetal force Fc\(\frac{mv^2}{r}=\frac{150\,\times\,10\,\times\,10}{30}\) = 500 N

∴ A centripetal force of 500 N is required on the car. 

This force is provided by the friction between the tyres of the car and road.



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