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Chapter 14, Problem 14-37

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If the track is to be designed so that the passengers of the roller coaster do not experience a normal force equal to zero or more than 4 times their weight, determine the limiting heights \(h_{A}\) and \(h_{C}\) so that this does not occur. The roller coaster starts from rest at position A. Neglect friction.

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QUESTION:

If the track is to be designed so that the passengers of the roller coaster do not experience a normal force equal to zero or more than 4 times their weight, determine the limiting heights \(h_{A}\) and \(h_{C}\) so that this does not occur. The roller coaster starts from rest at position A. Neglect friction.

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First we will sketch the free body diagram of the passenger at position B.

 

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