Roller Coaster Speed at Bottom · PhysicsBowl 2023 #31
Physics · mechanics
Problem
When riding the Wild Thing roller coaster, the passengers feel 50% heavier than their actual weight as the car goes through a dip with a 30 m radius of curvature. What is the car's speed at the bottom of the dip?
a. 14.3 m/s
b. 11.1 m/s
c. 12.3 m/s
d. 10.1 m/s
e. 15.0 m/s