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Homework Statement
One car (m=80.0 kg) tracks through the roller coaster in the following diagram. As it passes point A, it has a speed of 50.0 cm/s.
a) Determine the speed at points B, C, and E
b) If the speed at point D is _______, determine it's height (ignore friction)
Homework Equations
PE1 + KE1=PE2 + KE2
PE=mgy
KE=1/2mv^2
The Attempt at a Solution
a) I correctly got the velocity for point B as 44.3 m/s (1/2mv^2=mgy, 1/2(80 kg)v^2=(80kg)(9.80m/s^2)(100m). However, when I apply the same formula to points C and E my answer doesn't match that of the answer key.
Point C: (80 kg)(9.80 m/s^2)(38 m)=1/2(80 kg)v^2, v=27.3 m/s. Answer key answer: 34.9 m/s
Point E: (80 kg)(9.80 m/s^s)(20 m)=1/2(80 kg)v^2, v=19.8 m/s. Answer key answer: 39.6 m/s
b) 1/2(80 kg)v^2=(80 kg)(9.80 m/s^2)y. I can simplify this equation but I don't know how to solve this as I would have 2 variables that I need to solve for.
Thank you for your wonderful brains on this!