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A stunt pilot in an air show performs a loop-the-loop in a vertical circle of radius 3.80* 10^3 m. During this performance the pilot whose weight is 644 N, maintains a constant speed of 2.05 *10^2 m/s.
(a) When the pilot is at the highest point of the loop determine his apparent weight in N.
(b) At what speed, in m/s, will the pilot experience weightlessness?
(c) When the pilot is at the lowest point of the loop determine his apparent weight in N. N
(a) When the pilot is at the highest point of the loop determine his apparent weight in N.
At the height point of the loop, centripetal force will be acting upwards, the weight of the pilot will be acting downwards
Apparent weight,
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Weight,
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(a) ANSWER:
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(b) At what speed, in m/s, will the pilot experience weightlessness?
The pilot will experience weightlessness when the apparent weight is zero
Apparent weight,
(b) ANSWER:
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(c) When the pilot is at the lowest point of the loop determine his apparent weight in N. N
At the lowest point of the loop, centripetal force and weight of the pilot will be acting downwards.
Apparent weight,
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Weight,
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(c) ANSWER:
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