An unbanked curve has a radius of $60\,m$. The maximum speed at which a car can make a turn if the coefficient of static friction is $0.75$, is ...... $m/s$
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(c)${v_{\max }} = \sqrt {\mu rg} = \sqrt {0.75 \times 60 \times 9.8} = 21\,m/s$
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