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uppose a 1,500-kg car passes over a bump in a roadway that follows the arc of a circle of radius 20.0 m as in the figure shown below.A car traveling to the right over a hump on the road at a velocity vector v.(a) What force does the road exert on the car as the car passes the highest point of the bump if the car travels at 8.90 m/s? (Neglect any friction that may occur.)magnitude Your response is off by a multiple of ten. kNdirection (b) What is the maximum speed the car can have without losing contact with the road as it passes this highest point? m/s

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uppose a 1,500-kg car passes over a bump in a roadway that follows the arc of a circle of radius 20.0 m as in the figure shown below.A car traveling to the right over a hump on the road at a velocity vector v.(a) What force does the road exert on the car as the car passes the highest point of the bump if the car travels at 8.90 m/s? (Neglect any friction that may occur.)magnitude Your response is off by a multiple of ten. kNdirection (b) What is the maximum speed the car can have without losing contact with the road as it passes this highest point? m/s

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(a) The force that the road exerts on the car can be calculated using the formula for the net force acting on the car, which is the difference between the gravitational force and the normal force (force exerted by the road).

The gravitational force (Fg) can be calculated using the formula Fg = m*g, where m is the mass of the car and g is the acceleration due to gravity.

Fg = 1500 kg * 9.8 m/s^2 = 14700 N

The centripetal force (Fc), or the force required to keep the car moving in a circle, can be calculated using the formula Fc = m*v^2/r, where v is the speed of the car and r is the radius of the circle.

Fc = 1500 kg * (8.90 m/s)^2 / 20.0 m = 5992.5 N

At the highest point of the bump, the normal force (Fn) and the gravitational force are equal to the centripetal force. Therefore, we can calculate the normal force using the equation Fn = Fg - Fc.

Fn = 14700 N - 5992.5 N = 8707.5 N

So, the force that the road exerts on the car as the car passes the highest point of the bump is 8707.5 N or 8.7 kN.

(b) The maximum speed the car can have without losing contact with the road can be calculated by setting the normal force equal to zero (since the car would lose contact with the road when the normal force is zero).

0 = Fg - m*v^2/r

Solving for v gives us v = sqrt(Fg*r/m)

v = sqrt(14700 N * 20.0 m / 1500 kg) = 14.0 m/s

So, the maximum speed the car can have without losing contact with the road as it passes the highest point is 14.0 m/s.

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