The Colussus is a ferris wheel at 6 Flags amusement park with a 50.4 m diameter. It rotates at 1.5 rpm. For the following, assume the rider has a mass m = 65 kg, and that the rider sits forward with feet up so the only part of the seat that exerts a force on the rider is the horizontal seat bottom. As usual, a free body diagram is a great place to start. Find the normal force exerted by a seat on a person riding the Colossus at the highest point in the ride. Hint: the speed of the rider can be computed from the circumference of their circular path and the time it takes to make one full revolution. Find the normal force exerted by a seat on a person riding the Colossus at the lowest point in the ride.

The Colussus is a ferris wheel at 6 Flags amusement park with a 50.4 m diameter. It rotates at 1.5 rpm. For the following, assume the rider has a mass m = 65 kg, and that the rider sits forward with feet up so the only part of the seat that exerts a force on the rider is the horizontal seat bottom. As usual, a free body diagram is a great place to start. Find the normal force exerted by a seat on a person riding the Colossus at the highest point in the ride. Hint: the speed of the rider can be computed from the circumference of their circular path and the time it takes to make one full revolution. Find the normal force exerted by a seat on a person riding the Colossus at the lowest point in the ride.

College Physics

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