16. A
car travels at a constant velocity along a straight and banked road. The tires
are perpendicular to the road. The maximum static friction force follows a
normal distribution . The car and its passengers have a mass of
. Find the probability that the car will slip. The
coefficient of static friction is between the car and
road. and
are independent.
Solution
N FA mg y
;
We construct the function
The probability
that the car will slip is
Ans.