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A car goes round a curve of radius 100 m at 25 m/sec. The angle to the horizontal at which the road must be banked to prevent sideways friction on the car wheels is tan-1x, where x is (Assume g = 10 m/sec2)

A. $$\frac{3}{8}$$

B. $$\frac{1}{2}$$

C. $$\frac{9}{5}$$

D. $$\frac{5}{8}$$

Answer: Option D


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