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Physics — Free-body: car on a flat curve

Friction supplies the centripetal force on a flat bend.

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Car on a flat curveRoadcarmgNfriction (centripetal)

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title "Car on a flat curve"
surface "Road"
body C at 360,260 size 170,90 label "car"
force W on C vector 0,140 color red label "mg"
force N on C vector 0,-140 color blue label "N"
force fc on C vector -150,0 color green label "friction (centripetal)"