A car goes round a curve of radius 48m, the road is banked at an angle of 15 with the horizontal, at what maximum speed may the car travel if there is to be low tendency to skid even on very slippery pavement

11 m/s

Explanation:

Draw a free body diagram. There are two forces acting on the car:

Weigh force mg pulling down

Normal force N pushing perpendicular to the incline

Sum the forces in the + y direction:

∑F = ma

N cos θ - mg = 0

N = mg / cos θ

Sum the forces in the radial (+x) direction:

∑F = ma

N sin θ = m v² / r

Substitute and solve for v:

(mg / cos θ) sin θ = m v² / r

g tan θ = v² / r

v = √ (gr tan θ)

Plug in values:

v = √ (9.8 m/s² * 48 m * tan 15°)

v = 11.2 m/s

Rounded to 2 significant figures, the maximum speed is 11 m/s.