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Problem#1:
(Problem
8.80)
A
car
is
coasting
without
friction
toward
a
hill
of
height
h
and
radius
of
curvature
R.
What
initial
speed,
v0,will
result
in
the
car's
wheels
just
losing
contact
with
the
roadway
as
the
car
crests
the
hill?
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(A) Draw a free body diagram for the car at the top of the hill.
(B)
Assuming
the
radius
of
curvature
is
R
and
the
speed
of
the
car
at
the
top
of
the
hill
is
v.
Write
down
Newton's
2nd
law
for
this
case.
See above
(C)
If
the
car's
velocity
is
zero,
what
is
the
normal
force
on
the
car?
As
the
velocity,
v,
increases,
what
happens
to
the
normal
force
on
the
car?
What
is
the
smallest
Normal
force
you
can
have?
What
would
be
the
velocity
for
that
case?
(D)
Write
down
conservation
of
energy
between
the
bottom
of
the
hill
and
the
top
of
the
hill.
Solve
for
v0.