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IrinaK [193]
2 years ago
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A roller coaster car may be approximated by a block of mass m. Thecar, which starts from rest, is released at a height h above t

heground and slides along a frictionless track. The car encounters aloop of radius R, shown. Assume that the initial height h is greatenough so that the car never losses contact with the track.
Find an expression for the kinetic energy of the car at the top ofthe loop (express in terms of m,g,h,R).

Find the minimum initial height h at which the car can be releasedthat still allows the car to stay in contact with the track at thetop of the loop (express in terms of R).
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1 answer:
elena55 [62]2 years ago
7 0

Answer:

The first part can be solved via conservation of energy.

mgh = mg2R + K\\K = mg(h-2R)

For the second part,

the free body diagram of the car should be as follows:

- weight in the downwards direction

- normal force of the track to the car in the downwards direction

The total force should be equal to the centripetal force by Newton's Second Law.

F = ma = \frac{mv^2}{R}\\mg + N = \frac{mv^2}{R}

where N = 0 because we are looking for the case where the car loses contact.

mg = \frac{mv^2}{R}\\v^2 = gR\\v = \sqrt{gR}

Now we know the minimum velocity that the car should have. Using the energy conservation found in the first part, we can calculate the minimum height.

mgh = mg2R + \frac{1}{2}mv^2\\mgh = mg2R + \frac{1}{2}m(gR)\\gh = g2R + \frac{1}{2}gR\\h = 2R + \frac{R}{2}\\h = \frac{5R}{2}

Explanation:

The point that might confuse you in this question is the direction of the normal force at the top of the loop.

We usually use the normal force opposite to the weight. However, normal force is the force that the road exerts on us. Imagine that the car goes through the loop very very fast. Its tires will feel a great amount of normal force, if its velocity is quite high. By the same logic, if its velocity is too low, it might not feel a normal force at all, which means losing contact with the track.

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