Question: A roller - coaster ( as shown figure ) has a mass of 5 0 0 k g when fully loaded with passengers. The path

A roller-coaster (as shown figure) has a mass of 500kg
when fully loaded with passengers. The path of the
coaster from its initial point shown in the figure to point
(B) involves only up-and-down motion (as seen by the rid-
ers), with no motion to the left or right. (a) If the vehicle
has a speed of 20.0ms at point (A), what is the force
exerted by the track on the car at this point? (b) What is
the maximum speed the vehicle can have at point (B)
and still remain on the track? Assume the roller-coaster
tracks at points (A) and (B) are parts of vertical circles of
radius r1=10.0m and r2=15.0m, respectively.
 A roller-coaster (as shown figure) has a mass of 500kg when

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