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A Car Enters a Level, Unbanked Semi-Circular Hairpin Turn of 100

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A car enters a level, unbanked semi-circular hairpin turn of 100 m radius at a speed of 28 m/s. The coefficient of friction between the tires and the road is μ = 0.800. If the car maintains a constant speed of 28 m/s, it will


A) attempt to dig into the road surface.
B) tend to veer toward the center of the semicircle.
C) arrive safely at the end of the semicircle.
D) tend to veer toward the outside of the circle.
E) veer toward the center for the first quarter-circle, then veer toward the outside for the second quarter-circle.

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