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Driving in your car with a constant speed of 12 m/s, you encounter a bump in the road that has a circular cross section, as indicated in the figure. If the radius of curvature of the bump is r = 31 m, find the apparent weight of a 54-kg person in your car as you pass over the top of the bump. N
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Driving in your car with a constant speed of v = 11.9
m/s,you encounter a bump in the road that has a circular cross
section,as indicated in the figure below.
If the radius of curvature of the bump is r = 34.9
m,calculate the apparent weight of a 60.3 kg person in your car
asyou pass over the top of the bump.
speed v = 11.90 m / s
radius r = 34.90 m
mass m = 60.30 kg
Apperent weight = actual weight - upward force
=mg - ( m v ^ 2 / r )
= 590.94 - 244.67
=
345.327 N
m=345.327 /9.8=35.33kg