A passenger on a ferris wheel moves in a vertical circle of


A passenger on a Ferris wheel moves in a vertical circle of radius R=2.0 m with a constant speed v. Assuming that the seat remains upright during the motion. A passenger feels the seat pushing upward on her with a force equal to 1.5 times her weight as she goes through the bottom of the circle. The mass of passenger is 50 kg.

A) Draw free-body diagram, and find her speed v.

B) Draw a free-body diagram, and find the upward force the seat applied to her at the top of the circle.

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