College Physics with MasteringPhysics 7th Edition by Jerry Wilson,Anthony Buffa,Bo Lou

Exercise 42

For a scene in a movie, a stunt driver drives a 1.50 × 10 3 kg SUV with a length of 4.25 m around a circular curve with a radius of curvature of 0.333 km (Fig.). The vehicle is to be driven off the edge of a gully 10.0 m wide, and land on the other side 2.96 m below the initial side. What is the minimum centripetal acceleration the SUV must have in going around the circular curve to clear the gully and land on the other side

FIGURE Over the gully See Exercise.