Bikes Store-4U

Bikes and Cars: Centripetal Acceleration (Math in a Box) This program considers the idea that circular motion must imply a force or component of a force toward the center of a circle, as in the Newtonian theory of how the Moon orbits the Earth. The reasons why bicyclists lean during turns, why roads are banked, and why car tires react as they do during a turn are investigated. (36 minutes)

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