A ferries wheel rotates at constant speed in a vertical circle of radius R and it takes

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A ferries wheel rotates at constant speed in a vertical circle of radius R and it takes time T to complete each circle. Derive a formula, in terms of m, g, R, T, for the weight that a passenger of mass m feels at the top and bottom of the circle. Comment on whether your answers make sense.
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Vector Mechanics for Engineers Statics and Dynamics

ISBN: 978-0073212227

8th Edition

Authors: Ferdinand Beer, E. Russell Johnston, Jr., Elliot Eisenberg, William Clausen, David Mazurek, Phillip Cornwell

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