You are designing the section of a roller coaster ride shown in the figure. Previous sections of the ride give the train a speed of 13.1 m/s at the top of the incline, which is h = 39.1 m above the ground. As any good engineer would, you begin your design with safety in mind. Your local government's safety regulations state that the riders' centripetal acceleration should 1.65 g at the top of the hump and no more than N = 5.29 g at the bottom of the loop. For this initial be no more than n = phase of your design, you decide to ignore the effects of friction and air resistance. (Figure not to scale)

You are designing the section of a roller coaster ride shown in the figure. Previous sections of the ride give the train a speed of 13.1 m/s at the top of the incline, which is h = 39.1 m above the ground. As any good engineer would, you begin your design with safety in mind. Your local government's safety regulations state that the riders' centripetal acceleration should 1.65 g at the top of the hump and no more than N = 5.29 g at the bottom of the loop. For this initial be no more than n = phase of your design, you decide to ignore the effects of friction and air resistance. (Figure not to scale)

An Introduction to Physical Science

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Chapter2: Motion

Section2.4: Acceleration In Uniform Circular Motion

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