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Homework Statement


Suppose the vertical loop has a radius of 5.40 m. What is the apparent weight (Wap) of a rider on the roller coaster at the bottom of the loop? (Assume that friction between roller coaster and rails can be neglected. Give your answer in terms of m and g.)




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The Attempt at a Solution


this problem was very long and it had like 5 parts to it. 1st part was to calculate the speed on the top of coaster . Second part was to calculate the speed at several different points.
The third part has gotten me a little confused. I was thinkink about using the conservation of energy to calculate the mass but there is no this confuses me because it turns out to be zero because there is no initial height or final height.

SO any advice or tips or hints on how to start would be great !

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Homework Equations


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The Attempt at a Solution


 
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