8. Centripetal Forces & Gravitation
Centripetal Forces
Problem 5h
Textbook Question
Textbook QuestionA small remote-controlled car with mass 1.60 kg moves at a constant speed of υ = 12.0 m/s in a track formed by a vertical circle inside a hollow metal cylinder that has a radius of 5.00 m (Fig. E5.45). What is the magnitude of the normal force exerted on the car by the walls of the cylinder at (b) point B (top of the track)?

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