At point 1 in this roller coaster, the height is 10 meters and the carts have a mass of 430 kg. Assume the acceleration due to gravity is 10 m/s2.
a. What is the potential energy of this roller coaster?
b. What is the kinetic energy of this roller coaster?
KE =0.5mv 2
2. At point 2 the roller coaster will reach its maximum velocity.
a. What is the velocity at point 2?
