A scientist claims that people who compete in the Olympic event of skeleton are insane. With their chin often 3 in. from the ice, they rush down the track at speeds of 75 mph on a nearly weightless sled. One turn in the Sochi Olympics had a radius of 50 m. At a speed of 75 mph, calculate the total force on a 145-lb rider. Round the final answer to the nearest whole number.

A scientist claims that people who compete in the Olympic event of skeleton are insane. With their chin often 3 in. from the ice, they rush down the track at speeds of 75 mph on a nearly weightless sled. One turn in the Sochi Olympics had a radius of 50 m. At a speed of 75 mph, calculate the total force on a 145-lb rider. Round the final answer to the nearest whole number.

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Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student Edition

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Chapter8: Rotational Motion

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