College Physics
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Author: ETKINA, Eugenia, Planinšič, G. (gorazd), Van Heuvelen, Alan
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Chapter 7, Problem 81GP
** Six Flags roller coaster A loop-the-loop on the Six Flags Shockwave roller coaster has a 10-m radius (Figure P7.81) The car is moving at 24 m/s at the bottom of the loop. Determine the force exerted by the seat of the car on an 80-kg rider when passing inverted at the top of the loop.
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