1. A car maintains a constant speed v as it traverses the hill and valley shown. Both the hill and valley have a radius of curvature R. How do the normal forces acting on (a) the car at A, B, and C compare? (Which is largest? Smallest?) Explain. (b) Where would the driver feel heaviest? Lightest? Explain. How fast can the car go without losing contact with the road at A? (c)

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1. A car maintains a constant speed v as it
traverses the hill and valley shown. Both
the hill and valley have a radius of
curvature R.
How do the normal forces acting on
(a)
the car at A, B, and C compare?
(Which is largest? Smallest?)
Explain.
(b) Where would the driver feel heaviest? Lightest? Explain.
How fast can the car go without losing contact with the road at A?
(c)
Transcribed Image Text:1. A car maintains a constant speed v as it traverses the hill and valley shown. Both the hill and valley have a radius of curvature R. How do the normal forces acting on (a) the car at A, B, and C compare? (Which is largest? Smallest?) Explain. (b) Where would the driver feel heaviest? Lightest? Explain. How fast can the car go without losing contact with the road at A? (c)
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