Banked curve: A tilted road surface designed so that a component of the normal force provides the centripetal force for turning.
How to apply it: Analyze forces on a car on a banked curve to find the speed at which no friction is needed.
Course: AP Physics 1 · Unit: Circular Motion and Gravitation
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