\r\n Imagine a car going around a circular road with radius \\(r\\).\r\n For the car to move along a circular road without skidding, there must be a net force acting towards the center of the circle to provide the necessary centripetal force.\r\n
\r\n By banking the curved road, the necessary centripetal force can be supplied by the horizontal component of the normal force.\r\n
\r\n For every banked curve, there is one speed at which theentire centripetal force can be supplied by the horizontal component of the normal force, and no friction is required.
\r\n This speed is known as the critical speed.\r\n
\r\n For a banked road of radius \\(r\\) and banking angle \\(\\theta\\), this critical speed is given as —\r\n $$v = \\sqrt{r g \\ \\tan\\theta}$$\r\n
\r\n This MagicGraph offers a visual-interactive demonstration that offers a step-by-step explanation of critical speed of a car driving on a curved road with a banking angle.\r\n
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\r\n The naviation icons on the MagicGraph help you grasp the concept in a step-by-step manner.
\r\n Tap on button to go to the next step. Tap on button to go to the previous step.\r\n