*47.  A motorcycle is traveling up one side of a hill and down the other side. The crest of the hill is a circular arc with a radius of 45.0 m. Determine the maximum speed that the cycle can have while moving over the crest without losing contact with the road.

 

Sum of forces in radial direction

Losing Contact => N = 0

 

 

 

 

 

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