Motorcycle Cutoff

Classical Mechanics Level 3

I was traveling Northward in my automobile at 100 km/hr. A motorcyclist traveling at 150 km/hr overtook me and immediately cut in front of me.

Assuming that the leading edge of his front tire was 1.0 m away when it was directly west of my front bumper what is the maximum angle from North in which he could safely negotiate this cutoff?

Assumptions

  • Assume that the length of the motorcycle was 2 m.
  • Answer correct to 2 decimal points.


The answer is 13.29.

Guiseppi Butel by Guiseppi Butel , 90, Canada

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Guiseppi Butel
Apr 10, 2014

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Hi, Calvin. your suggestion of using a ! doesn't work. What am I missing?

Guiseppi Butel - 7 years, 1 month ago

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Ah, I see your issue. You need to do it as 

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Note that you need to do an @mention in order to reach me.

Calvin Lin Staff - 7 years, 1 month ago

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It WORKS! Thanks, Calvin.

Guiseppi Butel - 7 years, 1 month ago

It's not working again.

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