A bus negotiates a curve of radius 487 m. What force will be exerted on an 80 kg passenger by the outside wall of the bus when it is traveling at 60 km/h?

Centrifugal Force = 45.65N

Explanation:

Given the following data;

Mass, m = 80kg

Radius = 487m

Velocity = 60km/h to m/s = 60*1000/3600 = 16.67m/s

To find the centrifugal force;

Centrifugal Force = mv²/r

Substituting into the equation, we have;

Centrifugal Force = 80*16.67²/487

Centrifugal Force = 80*277.89/487

Centrifugal Force = 2223.12/487

Centrifugal Force = 45.65N

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initial speed when it is dropped is 150 ft/s

now at the same moment the acceleration due to gravity is perpendicular to its velocity

so as we know that

now we have centripetal acceleration a = 32 ft/s^2 as its perpendicular to velocity

while tangential acceleration at the same moment will be zero

so

now radius of curvature is given as

so the radius of curvature just after it is dropped is 703.125 ft