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In short-track speed skating, the track has straight sections and semicircles 16 m in di...

In short-track speed skating, the track has straight sections and semicircles 16 m in diameter. Assume that a 65 kg skater goes around the turn at a constant 12 m/s.

a. What is the horizontal force on the skater?

b. What is the ratio of this force to the skater’s weight?

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