A roller coaster car of mass 800 kg when released from rest at
point A (height h above the ground) slides along the track
and inside the loop of radius 16.0 m. The car never loses contact
with the track.
- Draw below a free body diagram for the car at the top of the
loop. If the speed of the car at the top of the loop (point C) is
17 m/s, what is the normal force at that point?
- If the car was released at a height 55 m and the speed at the
top of the loop is 17 m/s, what is the amount of thermal energy
produced by friction from the point of release to the top of the
loop?