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Quiz #2

Modified Problem 6-49. In the figure, a car is driven at constant speed over a circular hill and then

into a circular valley with the same radius R [m]. At the top of the hill, the normal force on the driver from the car seat is 0. The driver's mass is m [kg] and gravity acceleration is g [m/s2].

1) Draw the free-body and inertial diagrams of the car when it is at the top of the hill. (1 pt)

2) What is the speed of the car at this point in terms of m, g, and R? ( 1 pt)

3) Draw the free-body and inertial diagrams of the car when it is in the valley. (1 pt)

4) What is the normal force on the driver from the seat when the car passes through the bottom of the valley in terms of m, g, and R? Assume the car maintains the same speed as in part 2 above. 2 pt