A roller-coaster car enters the top of a vertical loop of radius

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Problem

A roller-coaster car enters the top of a vertical loop of radius 10 m10\,\text{m}. What is the minimum speed the car must have at that point to avoid losing contact with the track? Take g=9.8 m/s2g = 9.8\,\text{m/s}^2. (a) 7.0 m/s7.0\,\text{m/s} (b) 2.2×101 m/s2.2\times10^{1}\,\text{m/s} (c) 1.0×101 m/s1.0\times10^{1}\,\text{m/s} (d) 1.4×101 m/s1.4\times10^{1}\,\text{m/s}

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