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The Coefficient of Static Friction for the Tires of a Race

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The coefficient of static friction for the tires of a race car is 0.950 and the coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.800.The car is on a level circular track of 50.0 m radius on a planet where g=2.45ms2g = 2.45 \frac { \mathrm { m } } { \mathrm { s } ^ { 2 } } compared to Earth's g=9.80ms2g = 9.80 \frac { \mathrm { m } } { \mathrm { s } ^ { 2 } } .If the car is to be able to travel at the same speed on the planet as on Earth,the radius of the track on the planet must be ____ times as large as the radius of the track on Earth.


A) 0.250
B) 0.500
C) 1.00
D) 2.00
E) 4.00

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