The mass of a roller coaster car, including the riders, is 512 kg. The path of a portion of the ride is shown in the diagram below. The radii of curvature at the three points A, B, and C are 18.8 m, 10.2 m, and 6.60 m, respectively. The car, which travels from right to left, has a speed of 12.8 m/s and 22.5 m/s at A and B, respectively. (a) What is the force exerted by the track at these two locations? (Enter the magnitudes of the forces.) At A At B N (b) At what minimum speed will the car lose contact with the track at C? m/s

The mass of a roller coaster car, including the riders, is 512 kg. The path of a portion of the ride is shown in the diagram below. The radii of curvature at the three points A, B, and C are 18.8 m, 10.2 m, and 6.60 m, respectively. The car, which travels from right to left, has a speed of 12.8 m/s and 22.5 m/s at A and B, respectively. (a) What is the force exerted by the track at these two locations? (Enter the magnitudes of the forces.) At A At B N (b) At what minimum speed will the car lose contact with the track at C? m/s

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Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

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