A car traveling 20 m/s rounds an 80 m radius horizontal curve with the tires on the verge of slipping. How fast can this car round a second curve of radius 320 m?

(Assume the same coefficient of friction between the car's tires and each road surface.)
A) 40 m/s
B) 70 m/s
C) 30 m/s
D) 1.6 × m/s
E) 80 m/s


A

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