Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics
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Author: Douglas C. Giancoli
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Chapter 5, Problem 53P
(II) A 975-kg sports car (including driver) crosses the rounded top of a hill (radius = 88.0 m) at 12.0 m/s. Determine (a) the normal force exerted by the road on the car, (b) the normal force exerted by the car on the 72.0-kg driver, and (c) the car speed at which the normal force on the driver equals zero.
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