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Physics—Highway Speed: A slightly banked highway corner will safely accommodate traffic at...

Physics—Highway Speed: A slightly banked highway corner will safely accommodate traffic at a speed given by the model

where x represents the radius of the corner in feet, and f(x) represents the speed at which the traffic can travel safely in miles per hour.

(a) Evaluate f(20) and interpret.


(b) If the highway planners expect the traffic to travel at a speed of 64 miles per hour, what radius should the corner be?

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