Question: The figure below shows a roller - coaster car on a track. The car is fully loaded with passengers and has a total mass of

The figure below shows a roller-coaster car on a track. The car is fully loaded with passengers and has a total mass of 460 kg . At point A , the car is at the lowest point in a circular arc of radius r1=12.6m. At point B, the car is at the highest point of a circular arc of radius r2=14.3m.
(a) If the car has a speed of 21.0ms at point A , what is the magnitude of the force (in N ) of the track on the car at this point?
N
(b) What is the maximum speed (in ms) the car can have at point B in order for the car to maintain contact with the track at all times (that is, so that it does not "jump" off the track)?
ms
The figure below shows a roller - coaster car on

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