A stuntman drives a car (without negative lift) over the top of a hill, the cross section of which can be approximated by a circle of radius R = 250 m, as shown in the figure. What is the greatest speed at which he can drive without the car leaving the road at the top of the hill?

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Chapter5: More Applications Of Newton’s Laws
Section5.3: Nonuniform Circular Motion
Problem 5.5QQ: Which of the following is impossible for a car moving in a circular path? Assume that the car is...
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A stuntman drives a car (without negative lift) over the top of a hill, the cross section of which can be approximated by a circle of radius R = 250 m, as shown in the figure. What is the greatest speed at which he can drive without the car leaving the road at the top of the hill?

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