1. A cart moves with negligible friction or air resistance along a roller coaster track. The cart starts from rest at the top of a hill of unknown height. It then goes down that first hill and up another circularly shaped hill of height 10 meters and radius 15 meters. The ride is designed so that the cart just barely loses contact with the track at the top of the second hill (10 meters above ground level). What is the height of the starting hill relative to ground? H=? h = 10 m R = 15 m

1. A cart moves with negligible friction or air resistance along a roller coaster track. The cart starts from rest at the top of a hill of unknown height. It then goes down that first hill and up another circularly shaped hill of height 10 meters and radius 15 meters. The ride is designed so that the cart just barely loses contact with the track at the top of the second hill (10 meters above ground level). What is the height of the starting hill relative to ground? H=? h = 10 m R = 15 m

College Physics

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305952300

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

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