A train of 2000 ton moves in the latitude 60 o North. Find the magnitude of the lateral force that the train exerts on the rails if it moves with a velocity 54 km h -1 .

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F = 2mv ω ω sin 60
= 2 × 2 × 10 6 ×
.
= 3.6 × 10 3 N.
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