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Problem

A small cart of mass mm enters the bottom of a vertical circular loop of radius 5.0 m5.0\,\text{m} with speed v0v_0. What is the minimum value of v0v_0 so that the cart just maintains contact with the track at the top of the loop? (Take g=9.8 m s−2g = 9.8\,\text{m}\,\text{s}^{-2}.) a) 17.1 m s−117.1\,\text{m}\,\text{s}^{-1} b) 12.1 m s−112.1\,\text{m}\,\text{s}^{-1} c) 15.7 m s−115.7\,\text{m}\,\text{s}^{-1} d) 14.0 m s−114.0\,\text{m}\,\text{s}^{-1}

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