Vertical Circles - Eastern Illinois University
Top of a Hill. The only forces acting on the rider are the upward normal force n exerted by the car and the downward force of gravity w, the rider's weight.These add together, as vectors, to provide the net force F net which is the centripetal force F c, directed toward the center of the circle. The normal force may also be called the rider's "apparent weight" for this is the force of the seat ...