A roller coaster is entering a vertical loop which has a radius of 25.0 m. If the coaster is

traveling at 45.0 m/s as it enters the loop, how much is the centripetal force that you

experience? (Assume your mass to be 75.0 kg and the velocity to be constant.)

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Kaley Velazquez

Physics

26 October, 20:42

A roller coaster is entering a vertical loop which has a radius of 25.0 m. If the coaster is

traveling at 45.0 m/s as it enters the loop, how much is the centripetal force that you

experience? (Assume your mass to be 75.0 kg and the velocity to be constant.)

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Nickolas Griffith · Answer 1

6080 N

Explanation:

F = m v² / r

F = (75.0 kg) (45.0 m/s) ² / (25.0 m)

F = 6075 N

Rounded to three significant figures, the centripetal force is 6080 N.

A roller coaster is entering a vertical loop which has a radius of 25.0 m. If the coaster istraveling at 45.0 m/s as it enters the loop, how much is the centripetal force that youexperience? (Assume your mass to be 75.0 kg and the velocity to be constant.)

A roller coaster is entering a vertical loop which has a radius of 25.0 m. If the coaster is

traveling at 45.0 m/s as it enters the loop, how much is the centripetal force that you

experience? (Assume your mass to be 75.0 kg and the velocity to be constant.)