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A car moves uniformly along a horizontal sine curve y = a sin (x/α), where a and α are certain constants. The coefficient of friction between the wheels and the road is equal to k. At what velocity will the car ride without sliding?

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Since the car follows a curve, so the maximum velocity at which it can ride without sliding at the point of maximum radius of curvature is the sought velocity and obviously, in this case, the static friction between the car and the road is limiting.

Hence from the equation Fn=mw

We know that radius of curvature for a curve at any point (x,y) is given as,

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