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A pilot is flying a small airplane at 40 m/s in a circular path with a radius of 200 m. The pilot has a mass of 80.5 kg

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Try This Method(substitute your values)
Centripetal force = Mass X Velocity^2/ Radius
F= mv^2/r
so 80.5 X 40^2/200
=644N
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