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Part A

A good roller coaster wreaks havoc with the riders apparent weight. Calculate the magnitude of the force exerted by their seat on a rider with a (regular) weight of 700 N at the points labeled A-F in the picture below, assuming the coaster starts from rest at the top of the first hill. (Recall that this seat force will give an idea of how "heavy" the rider feels at each point in the ride.)

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