Jan 17, 2004 · In summary, the conversation discusses the design of a vertical loop on a roller coaster that needs to maintain a maximum of 5 Gs. The weight of the coaster is given as 4.5 x 10^4 N. The initial height of the coaster is calculated to be 1/2R taller than the loop to account for the additional potential energy needed to keep the car pressed ...

Nov 10, 2010 · Height Loop Roller Roller coaster In summary, the problem involves a 100kg mass on a frictionless track that extends into a loop with a radius of 20m. The task is to find the minimum height for the mass to make it around the loop without falling off or going backwards.

Aug 9, 2006 · The "Roller coaster problem" is a classic physics problem that involves calculating the forces acting on a roller coaster car as it moves along a track. It helps students understand concepts such as gravity, centripetal force, and potential and kinetic energy. What are the main forces acting on a roller coaster car? The main forces acting on a ...

Aug 17, 2014 · A roller coaster of mass m starts on a inclined plane at a certain height, and then enters a circular loop, with radius r. At what height, h on the plane, must the trolley start in order to stop at the exact top of the loop, and then what happens? Homework Equations gpe=g*h*m total energy = KE + PE The Attempt at a Solution

Oct 10, 2012 · Homework Statement The Gravitron single-car roller coaster consists of a single loop-the-loop. The car is initially pushed, giving it just the right mechanical energy so the riders on the coaster will feel "weightless" when they pass through the top of …

Dec 5, 2018 · In our multivariable calculus class, we're creating a 3D roller coaster, and I need to explain the physics behind the roller coasters. For a roller coaster loop, if it were perfectly circular, we would have a minimum speed of ##v_{min} = \sqrt{gR}## at the top of the loop where ##g=9.8 m/s^2## and ##R## is the radius of the 'circle'.

Sep 28, 2008 · Show that a roller coaster with a circular vertical loop. The difference in your apparent weight at the top of the circular loop and the bottom of the circular loop is 6 g's-that is, six times your weight. Ignore friction. Show also that as …

Oct 17, 2011 · The normal force equals the magnitude of the gravitational force as a roller coaster car crosses the top of a 46m--diameter loop-the-loop. Homework Equations What is the car's speed at the top? The Attempt at a Solution the answer is in m/s I have several equations but I really don't know what to do with them... the sum of Fr=nr+(Fr)r=n+mg=m ...

Nov 3, 2005 · Height Roller Roller coaster In summary, the problem is trying to find an equation to solve for the height at which the ball must be released in order for it to just make it around a loop. The ideal situation would be to drop it from a height at which the normal force at the top of the loop would equal 0, but unfortunately this is not possible.

Dec 13, 2010 · "A roller coaster car does a loop-the-loop. When it is upside down at the very top, which of the following is true?" The normal force and the weight are in opposite directions. The normal force and the weight are perpendicular to each other. The weight is zero. The normal force and the weight are in the same direction.