You are designing the section of a roller coaster ride shown in the figure. Previous sections of the ride give the train a speed of 10.7 m/s at the top of the incline, which is h = 36.7 m above the ground. As any good engineer would, you begin your design with safety in mind. Your local government's safety regulations state that the riders' centripetal acceleration should be no more than n = 1.85 g at the top of the hump and no more than N = 5.53 g at the bottom of the loop. For this initial phase of your design, you decide to ignore the effects of friction and air resistance. (Figure not to scale) h Ryoop

You are designing the section of a roller coaster ride shown in the figure. Previous sections of the ride give the train a speed of 10.7 m/s at the top of the incline, which is h = 36.7 m above the ground. As any good engineer would, you begin your design with safety in mind. Your local government's safety regulations state that the riders' centripetal acceleration should be no more than n = 1.85 g at the top of the hump and no more than N = 5.53 g at the bottom of the loop. For this initial phase of your design, you decide to ignore the effects of friction and air resistance. (Figure not to scale) h Ryoop

College Physics

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305952300

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

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Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1CQ: Estimate the order of magnitude of the length, in meters, of each of the following; (a) a mouse, (b)...

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