Chapter 10: Q. 74 (page 260)
A sled starts from rest at the top of the frictionless, hemispherical, snow-covered hill shown in FIGURE CP10.74.
a. Find an expression for the sled鈥檚 speed when it is at angle .
b. Use Newton鈥檚 laws to find the maximum speed the sled can have at angle without leaving the surface.
c. At what angle does the sled 鈥渇ly off鈥 the hill?
Short Answer
(a) Expression for the sled's speed is found to be .
(b) The maximum speed the sled can have at an angle
(c) The angle at which the sled flies off the hill .
