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A city planner is working on the redesign of a hilly portion of a city. An important consideration is how steep the roads can be so that even low-powered cars can get up the hills without slowing down. It is given that a particular small car, with a mass of 1050 kg, can accelerate on a level road from rest to 22 m/s (79.2 km/h) in 14.0 s. Using this data, calculate the maximum steepness of a hill.

2007-11-25 04:52:28 · 2 answers · asked by se.berk 1 in Science & Mathematics Physics

2 answers

The car can exert a maximum force calculated according to F=m*a
as
a=22/14
F=1050*22/14
F=1650 N

As the car ascends the hill, the forward speed is slowed by gravity according to
m*g*sin(th) where th is the angle of the hill from horizontal

to maintain a constant speed, the car must exert a force that counterbalances the gravity

therefore
th=asin(1650/(1050*9.81))
th=9.2 degrees

the grade would be expressed as 16% grade

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