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A roller coaster is designed with a clothoid loop that has a radius of 12.0 m at the top. For comfort, the apparent weight of a rider at the top of the loop must be 0.400 normal weight. What is the speed of the car at the top of such a loop? (5 marks)

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Description: a roller coaster is designed with a clothoid loop that has a radius of 120 m at the top for comfort the apparent weight of a rider at the top of the loop must be 0400 normal weight what is the speed o

          A roller coaster is designed with a clothoid loop that has a radius of 12.0 m at the top. For
       comfort, the apparent weight of a rider at the top of the loop must be 0.400 normal weight.
       What is the speed of the car at the top of such a loop? (5 marks)

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12/12/2022

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The centripetal force required to keep the rider moving in a circular path is mv^2/r, where v is the speed of the car at the top and r is the radius of the loop. So, we have: mg - mv^2/r = N 0.6mg = N (since N = 0.4mg) Show more…

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A roller coaster is designed with a clothoid loop that has a radius of 12.0 m at the top. For comfort, the apparent weight of a rider at the top of the loop must be 0.400 normal weight. What is the speed of the car at the top of such a loop? (5 marks)