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A car turns around a curve at speed 15km...

A car turns around a curve at speed 15km/h. If the speed is doubled, the tendency to overturn is

A

Quadrupled

B

Tripled

C

Doubled

D

Halved.

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The correct Answer is:
A

Centripetal Force `F=(mv^(2))/R` Hence `F prop v^(2)`
Tendency `prop(v)^(2)` i.e. Tendency is Quadrupled.
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