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A motorcycle has a constant speed of 29.6 m/s as it passes over the top of a hill whose radius of curvature is 183 m. The mass of the motorcycle and driver is 329 kg. Find the magnitude of (a) the centripetal
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A motorcycle has a constant speed of 29.6 m/s as it passes over the top of a hill whose radius of curvature is 183 m. The mass of the motorcycle and driver is 329 kg. Find the magnitude of (a) the centripetal force and (b) the normal force that acts on the cycle.

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a) centripetal force = m v^2 / R = 329 * (29.6 m/s)^2 / 183

F = 1580 Newtons

b) normal force = gravitational force - F = 329 * 9.8 - 1580 = 1640 N

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