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Chapter 6 Problem 5SL

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Show that on a roller coaster with a circular vertical loop (Fig. 6–51), the difference in your apparent weight at the top of the loop and the bottom of the loop is 6.0 times your weight. Ignore friction. Show also that as long as your speed is above the minimum needed (so the car holds the track), this answer doesn’t depend on the size of the loop or how fast you go through it. [Reread Sections 6–6, 5–2, and 4–6.]

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Title Physics: Principles with Applications 7 
Author Douglas C. Giancoli
ISBN 9780321625922

Answer: Show that on a roller coaster with a circular

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