A 100 kg roller coaster comes over the first hill at 2 m/sec (vo). The height of the first hill (h) is 20 meters. See roller dia

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A 100 kg roller coaster comes over the first hill at 2 m/sec (vo). The height of the first hill (h) is 20 meters. See roller dia

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1) Find the total energy for the roller coaster at the initial point.

2) Find the potential energy at point A using the PE formula.

3) Use the conservation of energy to find the kinetic energy (KE) at point B.

4) Find the potential energy at point C.

5) Use the conservation of energy to find the Kinetic Energy (KE) of the roller coaster at point C.

6) Use the Kinetic Energy from C, find velocity of the roller coaster at point C.

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aleksandr82 [10.1K] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-06T14:18:25+03:00

For the 100 kg roller coaster that comes over the first hill of height 20 meters at 2 m/s, we have:

1) The total energy for the roller coaster at the initial point is 19820 J

2) The potential energy at point A is 19620 J

3) The kinetic energy at point B is 10010 J

4) The potential energy at point C is zero

5) The kinetic energy at point C is 19820 J

6) The velocity of the roller coaster at point C is 19.91 m/s

1) The total energy for the roller coaster at the initial point can be found as follows:

$E_{t} = KE_{i} + PE_{i}$

Where:

KE: is the kinetic energy = (1/2)mv₀²

m: is the mass of the roller coaster = 100 kg

v₀: is the initial velocity = 2 m/s

PE: is the potential energy = mgh

g: is the acceleration due to gravity = 9.81 m/s²

h: is the height = 20 m

The total energy is:

$E_{t} = KE_{i} + PE_{i} = \frac{1}{2}mv_{0}^{2} + mgh = \frac{1}{2}*100 kg*(2 m/s)^{2} + 100 kg*9.81 m/s^{2}*20 m = 19820 J$

Hence, the total energy for the roller coaster at the initial point is 19820 J.

2) The potential energy at point A is:

$PE_{A} = mgh_{A} = 100 kg*9.81 m/s^{2}*20 m = 19620 J$

Then, the potential energy at point A is 19620 J.

3) The kinetic energy at point B is the following:

$KE_{A} + PE_{A} = KE_{B} + PE_{B}$

$KE_{B} = KE_{A} + PE_{A} - PE_{B}$

Since

$KE_{A} + PE_{A} = KE_{i} + PE_{i}$

we have:

$KE_{B} = KE_{i} + PE_{i} - PE_{B} = 19820 J - mgh_{B} = 19820 J - 100kg*9.81m/s^{2}*10 m = 10010 J$

Hence, the kinetic energy at point B is 10010 J.

4) The potential energy at point C is zero because h = 0 meters.

$PE_{C} = mgh = 100 kg*9.81 m/s^{2}*0 m = 0 J$

5) The kinetic energy of the roller coaster at point C is:

$KE_{i} + PE_{i} = KE_{C} + PE_{C}$

$KE_{C} = KE_{i} + PE_{i} = 19820 J$

Therefore, the kinetic energy at point C is 19820 J.

6) The velocity of the roller coaster at point C is given by:

$KE_{C} = \frac{1}{2}mv_{C}^{2}$

$v_{C} = \sqrt{\frac{2KE_{C}}{m}} = \sqrt{\frac{2*19820 J}{100 kg}} = 19.91 m/s$

Hence, the velocity of the roller coaster at point C is 19.91 m/s.