A roller coaster car is loaded with passengers and has a mass of 500 kg along with a speed of 18 meters/second at the dip. The radius of curvature of the track at the bottom point of the dip is 12 meters (gravity = 9.8 meters/second2). What force is exerted on the roller coaster car by the track at the bottom of the dip?
1.6 × 104 newtons
1.8 × 104 newtons
0.5 × 104 newtons
1.0 × 104 newtons
8.6 × 103 newtons

Question

A roller coaster car is loaded with passengers and has a mass of 500 kg along with a speed of 18 meters/second at the dip. The radius of curvature of the track at the bottom point of the dip is 12 meters (gravity = 9.8 meters/second2). What force is exerted on the roller coaster car by the track at the bottom of the dip?
1.6 × 104 newtons
1.8 × 104 newtons
0.5 × 104 newtons
1.0 × 104 newtons
8.6 × 103 newtons

anonymous · Answer

F = (mass)(g) + (mass) v^2 / r