A child on a sled comes flying over the crest of a small hill, as shown in Fig. 5–32. His sled does not leave the ground, but he feels the normal force between his chest and the sled decrease as he goes over the hill. Explain this decrease using Newton's second law. FIGURE 5–32 Question 5.

A child on a sled comes flying over the crest of a small hill, as shown in Fig. 5–32. His sled does not leave the ground, but he feels the normal force between his chest and the sled decrease as he goes over the hill. Explain this decrease using Newton's second law. FIGURE 5–32 Question 5.

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A child on a sled comes flying over the crest of a small hill,
as shown in Fig. 5–32. His sled does not leave the ground,
but he feels the normal force between his chest and the sled
decrease as he goes
over the hill. Explain
this decrease using
Newton's second law.
FIGURE 5–32
Question 5.

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