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At what angle must a railway track with a level of 300 m radius be banked for safe running of trains at a speed of 90 km h^(-1) ?

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SOLUTION :`r=300 m, v= 90 KM h^(-1) = 25 MS^(-1), theta` = ?
`tan theta = v^(2)/(rg) = (25 xx 25)/(300 xx 9.8)= 0.2126, theta = tan^(-1) (0.2126) = 12^(@)`


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