Answer:
F = 7.2N
Explanation:
The resultant of two forces acting at some angle is given by using the vector addition as given below
F =√F1^2+F2^2+2F1F2cosθ
Where F1 = 6N and F2 = 8N
θ = 240°
Substituting the values into the equation above
F = √ 6^2+8^2+ 2(6×8)cos240
F =√ 36+64+96cos240
F = √ 100+96 ×-0.5
F = √ 100-48
F = √ 52
F = 7.211
F = 7.2N
The total amount of energy stays the same, but throughout the ride, the kinetic energy and the potential energy change, still adding up to the same number. At the top of the ride it has potential energy, and as it goes down the potential energy decreases and the kinetic energy increases. When it’s at the bottom of the first drop it has maxed out its kinetic energy, and minimized its potential energy. Friction slows down the car, and pushes on the cart with a force that is equal and opposite to the force being exerted in the track. The reason the track keeps going is because though it exerts and equal and opposite force the momentum of the objects is different, allowing the car to continue moving, however friction will slow it down until eventually it comes to a stop.
