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In banking of roads, the optimum speed ‘v’ for a curve of radius ‘r’ with banking angle θ is:

TopicCircular Motion

Question Typemultiple choice

DifficultyMedium

Marking+1 / −0.33

Test Duration30 min

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v=rgtan⁡θv=rgtanθ.

Final Answer: Option C - rgtan⁡θrgtanθ