Question

A police officer in hot pursuit drives her car through a circular turn of radius 370 m with a constant speed of 89.8 km/h. Her mass is 55.3 kg.What are (a) the magnitude and (b) the angle (relative to vertical) of the net force of the officer on the car seat?

Answer 1

to find the centripetal force I used:
\[F = m v^{2}/ r\]

Answer 2

we already know the weight so I got: a) 550N an b) 20 degrees
I just need some to confirm that I've understood the question correctly.

Answer 3

sorry I got b) 170 degrees

Answer 4

@IrishBoy123

Answer 5

*relative to the vertical*

Answer 6

I took it from the positive y axis. do you think it should be 10?

Answer 7

@Loser66