[necessary centripetal for...] Railway tracks are banked on curves

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Railway tracks are banked on curves

necessary centrifugal force may be obtained from the horizontal component weight of the train

to avoid frictional force between the tracks and wheels

necessary centripetal force may be obtained from the horizontal component of the weight of the train

the train may not fly off in the opposite direction

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