54 m
Thinking and Investigation
1. Following is a picture of an amusement park ride. The ride cart along with the riders has a
mass of 2500 kg and it has a standing start at point A
15 m
a) Calculate the total mechanical energy of the cart at point A.
b) Find the maximum speed of the cart.
(3)
c) With what speed does the cart arrive at point E?
(3)
d) Calculate the magnitude of the braking force required for the cart to come to a stop after
travelling a horizontal distance of 75 m from point E
(3)
35 m
0
20m
(1)