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 13.1 m/s at the top of the incline, which is h = 39.1 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 1.65 g at the top of the hump and no more than N = 5.29 g at the bottom of the loop. For this initial be no more than n = phase of your design, you decide to ignore the effects of friction and air resistance. (Figure not to scale)

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1. What is the minimum radius Rhump you can use for the semi-circular hump?

2. What is the minimum radius Rloop you can use for the vertical loop?

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 13.1 m/s at the top of the incline, which is h = 39.1 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
1.65 g at the top of the hump and no more than N = 5.29 g at the bottom of the loop. For this initial
be no more than n =
phase of your design, you decide to ignore the effects of friction and air resistance. (Figure not to scale)
Transcribed Image Text: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 13.1 m/s at the top of the incline, which is h = 39.1 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 1.65 g at the top of the hump and no more than N = 5.29 g at the bottom of the loop. For this initial be no more than n = phase of your design, you decide to ignore the effects of friction and air resistance. (Figure not to scale)
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