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A roller coaster is designed such that riders experience "weightlessness" as they go round the top of a hill whose radius of curvature is 20 m. The speed of the car at the top of the hill is between :

a
16 m/s and 17 m/s
b
13 m/s and 14 m/s
c
14 m/s and 15 m/s
d
15 m/s and 16 m/s

detailed solution

Correct option is C

∵mv2R=mg∴v=Rg=20×10=200m/s= 14.14 m/s

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