A motorcycle has a constant speed of 24.0 m/s as it passes over the top of a hill whose radius of curvature is 103 m. The mass of the motorcycle and driver is 347 kg.
(a) Find the magnitude of the centripetal force that acts on the cycle.
(b) Find the magnitude of the normal force that acts on the cycle.
(a) The weight Mg acts centripetally at the top of the hill. A smaller "normal" force is applied by the tires in the opposite direction. The net of the two forces is
M V^2/R. That is probably what they are looking for
(b) M g - M V^2/R is the "normal" force applied to the tires by the road.