A motorist travels along a vertical circle with a diameter of 10.0 m. After one successful revolution, he notices that his speed at the bottom of the pathway is 6.50 m/s. The mass of the motorists is 70.0 kg. What is the radial acceleration of the motorist at the bottom of the pathway?

A motorist travels along a vertical circle with a diameter of 10.0 m. After one successful revolution, he notices that his speed at the bottom of the pathway is 6.50 m/s. The mass of the motorists is 70.0 kg. What is the radial acceleration of the motorist at the bottom of the pathway?

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Chapter5: More Applications Of Newton’s Laws

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