The safe speed of a vehicle over a smooth banked road of radius $150\ m$ is $10\ m/s$. If the width of the road is $7.5\ m$,the height of the outer edge is: (in $m$)

  • A
    $0.25$
  • B
    $0.50$
  • C
    $0.35$
  • D
    $0.60$

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