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29 Oct 2021
Given information
Car drives straight down towards the bottom of the valley and up on the other side on the road.
Radius of curvature m
At the very bottom, the normal force on the driver is twice his weight.
Step-by-step explanation
Step 1.
In circular motion, the net force falls towards the center.
Centripetal acceleration is given by,
where velocity of car
radius of valley at bottom
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