A 2000 kg car moving at 100 km/h crosses the top of a hill with a radius of curvature of 100 m. What is the normal force exerted by the seat on the driver if the mass of the driver is 60 kg?

The normal force the seat exerted on the driver is 125 N.

Explanation:

Given;

mass of the car, m = 2000 kg

speed of the car, u = 100 km/h = 27.78 m/s

radius of curvature of the hill, r = 100 m

mass of the driver, = 60 kg

The centripetal force of the driver at top of the hill is given as;

where;

Fc is the centripetal force

is downward force due to weight of the driver

is upward or normal force on the drive

Therefore, the normal force the seat exerted on the driver is 125 N.

0.19 m/s and 0.45 m/s