In a classic amusement park ride, riders stand against the w…

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In а clаssic аmusement park ride, riders stand against the wall in a cylindrically shaped rооm. Once the rоom gets spinning fast enough, the floor drops from the bottom of the room, and the riders remain stuck to the wall.  At the instant shown in the figure (below, at left), the forces on the rider are described by the free body diagram (FBD) that is also shown in the figure (below, at right). The downward force is due to gravity. The rightward force is due to the normal force of the wall acting on the rider. What is the cause of the upward force acting on the rider?

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