IB Physics · A.2 · extended response
Friction-free bank angle 7
Space, time and motion · Circular motion · Original GioPhysics question with a detailed, mark-by-mark answer guide.
- Demand
- discriminating
- Marks
- 6
- Topics
- 1
- Answer
- Complete
Question6 marks
A vehicle follows a circular track of radius 63 m at 19 m s⁻¹. Derive and calculate the bank angle that permits this motion without lateral friction.
Task interpretation
What a complete response should do
Organise the response into a logical argument, linking the physics principle to the evidence and conclusion.
Make assumptions explicit, connect several ideas, and test whether the final result is physically reasonable.
- Response type
- extended response
- Allocation
- 6 marks
- Demand
- discriminating
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