Shashank Shekhar
Last Activity: 14 Years ago
This question will be faulty until you give some relation between radius of curvatures of pt. A,B and C.
Now,if radius of curvatures at all 3 pts are assumed to be equal,then:
For A,
N+(mv^2/r)=mg; because centrifugal for will act along the radial vector joining A and centre of curvature and in opposite N=mg-(mv^2/r) direction,so will get added to normal reaction force(N) which is along the same direction.
For B,
N=mg+(mv^2/r); because N will act in up direction while centrifugal force and weight will act in forward direction.
For C,
Same as A.
Therefore,N(A)=N(C)<N(B).
NOTE:This question has been solved assuming the plane of motion to be vertical.
If the plane of motion is horizontal,N(A)=N(B)=N(C)=mg.