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Solve. -The Force Needed to Keep a Car from Skidding on on a Curve

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-The force needed to keep a car from skidding on a curve varies jointly as the weight of the car and the square of the car's speed, and inversely as the radius of the curve. If a force of 3600 pounds is needed to keep an1800 pound car traveling at 20 mph from skidding on a curve of radius 600 feet, what force would be required To keep the same car from skidding on a curve of radius 550 feet at 60 mph? Round your answer to the nearest Pound of force?


A) 35,213 pounds
B) 35,345 pounds
C) 35,377 pounds
D) 35,915 pounds

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