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AP EAMCET · PHYSICS · Motion In Two Dimensions

A train is moving towards north. At one place it turns towards north-east. Here, we observe that:

  1. A The radius of curvature of outer rail will be greater than that of the inner rail
  2. B The radius of curvature of inner rail will be greater than that of the outer rail
  3. C The radius of curvature of the outer and inner rails will be the same
  4. D The radius of curvature of inner rail will be infinite
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(A) The radius of curvature of outer rail will be greater than that of the inner rail

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A centripetal force is a net force that acts on an object to keep it moving along a circular path. Any object travelling along a circular path of radius r with velocity v experiences an acceleration directed towards the centre of its path. A train is moving towards north. At one…