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A car on a roller coaster starts at zero speed at an elevation above the ground of 26 m. It coasts down a slope, and then climbs a hill. The
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A car on a roller coaster starts at zero speed at an elevation above the ground of 26 m. It coasts down a slope, and then climbs a hill. The top of the hill is at an elevation of 16 m. What is the speed of the car at the top of the hill in meters per second
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Answer:
vf = 14 m/s
Explanation:
Assuming no friction losses, the change in kinetic energy will equal the change if potential energy
½m(vf² – vi²) = mg(hf – hi)
½(vf² – vi²) = g(hf – hi)
(vf² – 0²) = 2g(hf – hi)
vf = √(2(-9.8)(16 – 26)
vf = 14 m/s