60 kg 80kg 10m H A section of a roller coaster track assumed to be frictionless is shown with two roller coaster cars. The first car has a mass of 60.0 kg and starts from rest at a height of 10.0 m above ground level. The second roller coaster car has a mass of 80.0 kg and is at rest at the bottom of the track. The two cars collide and stick together to each other and together they travel up the track and rea ch a maximum height H. d) Was mechanical energy conserved in the whole process from beginning to end? If mechanical energy was not conserved how much was converted into other forms of energy? Answer in Joules. If mechanical energy was conserved answer zero ( Joules was converted into other forms of energy).

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60 kg
80kg
10m
A section of a roller coaster track assumed to be frictionless is shown with two roller coaster
cars. The first car has a mass of 60.0 kg and starts from rest at a height of 10.0 m above ground
level. The second roller coaster car has a mass of 80.0 kg and is at rest at the bottom of the track.
The two cars collide and stick together to each other and together they travel up the track and
reach a maximum height H.
d) Was mechanical energy conserved in the whole process from beginning to end? If mechanical
energy was not conserved how much was converted into other forms of energy? Answer in
Joules. If mechanical energy was conserved answer zero ( Joules was converted into other forms
of energy).
Transcribed Image Text:60 kg 80kg 10m A section of a roller coaster track assumed to be frictionless is shown with two roller coaster cars. The first car has a mass of 60.0 kg and starts from rest at a height of 10.0 m above ground level. The second roller coaster car has a mass of 80.0 kg and is at rest at the bottom of the track. The two cars collide and stick together to each other and together they travel up the track and reach a maximum height H. d) Was mechanical energy conserved in the whole process from beginning to end? If mechanical energy was not conserved how much was converted into other forms of energy? Answer in Joules. If mechanical energy was conserved answer zero ( Joules was converted into other forms of energy).
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