Roller Coaster When riding a roller coaster, at the bottom of a hill you are momentarily rounding a curve with a radius of curvature R while you have a speed v. T₁ R Xil 4
Please refer to the picture when answering these questions.
Question 1) Which direction do each of the following forces on you point? If a force does not act on you, leave it uncategorized.
UP ??????
DOWN ???????
LEFT ??????
RIGHT ??????
possible answers for these directions...
A) The friction of the track on the cart
B) The normal force from the seat against you
C) The gravitational force
D) The normal force of the seatbelt against you
E) The
Question 2) If your mass is m, which of the following best represents your apparent weight (the weight that you feel) when you are in the cart at the bottom of the hill?
A) m v^2/R -mg
B) m v^2/R + mg
C) -m v^2/R + mg
D) -m v^2/R - mg
Given:
Radius of curvature
speed, v
To Find:
1. direction of forces
2. apparent weight in cart at bottom
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