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Railway tracks are banked at the curves ...

Railway tracks are banked at the curves so that :

A

resultant force will be decreased

B

weight of train may be reduced

C

centrifugal force may be balanced by the horizontal component of the normal reaction of the rail.

D

frictional force may be produced between the wheels and tracks

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C
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