A car moving at a speed of 12.0 m/s encounters a bump in the road that has a circular cross-section with a radius of 30.0 m. 1. What is the centripetal acceleration of the car? 2. If you were the driver of this car, what would be your apparent weight when the car is at the top of the bump? Assume your body mass is 80 kg, g=9.8 m/s?.

A car moving at a speed of 12.0 m/s encounters a bump in the road that has a circular cross-section with a radius of 30.0 m. 1. What is the centripetal acceleration of the car? 2. If you were the driver of this car, what would be your apparent weight when the car is at the top of the bump? Assume your body mass is 80 kg, g=9.8 m/s?.

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Chapter6: Uniform Circular Motion And Gravitation

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