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Question: You may have seen A motorcyclist driving in a vertical loop inside a death well explain why

The motorcyclist. Does not drop down when he is at uppermost point with no support and
what is the minimum speed required if radius is 25m?

Answer:

When the motorcycle detaches from a surface N=0

N=

So

mv 2
- mg
R

mv 2
- mg >0
R

For the motorcycle to complete loop


Minimum speed at the top

v 2 >Rg
v > Rg
v > Rg
V>

10 5

Then velocity =

10 5 m/s

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