A new ride being built at an amusement park includes a vertical drop of 71.6 meters. Starting from rest, the ride vertically dro
ps that distance before the track curves forward. If the velocity at the bottom of the drop is 10.0 m/s and the mass of the cart and passengers is 3.5 x 104 kg, how much potential energy was converted into thermal energy (heat)? (2 points) answers:
