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A roller coaster has a speed of Vo=7.3 m/s as it hits the peak of a h=24m dip.

What is the car's speed at the bottom of the dip, vf in m/s?

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    Lv 7
    5 years ago
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    Total ME of roller coaster car at top of hill = KE + GPE = 1/2mv² + mgh = m[(0.5)(7.3)² + (9.81)(24)] = 262.1m

    By Conservation of Energy: the KE of car at bottom of dip = 262.1m = 1/2mV²

    V² = 2(262.1) = 524.2

    V = 22.9 m/s ANS

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