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A railway track is banked for a speed v, by making the height of the outer rail h higher than that of the inner rail. The distance between the rails is d. The radius of curvature of the track is r

A

`(h)/(d)=(v^(2))/(rg)`

B

`tan("sin"^(-1)(h)/(d))=(v^(2))/(rg)`

C

`tan^(-1)((h)/(d))=(v^(2))/(rg)`

D

`(h)/(r )=(v^(2))/(dg)`

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