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What forces act on the cars of a roller coaster when they enters loops and turns after reaching the initial summit?
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probably 1)gravity 2)normal contact force between car and track
In addition to what @Dikawar said, centripetal force would also be acting on the cars.
@Shane_B Centripetal force in not a different force like gravity, friction, contact force. It is provided by these forces. In this case, vectorial sum of gravity and contact force will equal centripetal force.
Overthinking it...
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