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At the tallest point on the track. Potential energy is given by U(Which is potential energy) = mass times height time gravitational constant. You can't change the gravitational constant, or the mass of the roller coaster car. So you have to change the height.
PE=mgh so more the height and the mass the more PE
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∙ 15y agoThe potential energy in rollercoaster is a potential energy associated Earth's gravitational field. It's lowest at the lowest parts of rack.
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∙ 13y agoAt the top of the hill. There it has the most potential energy.
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∙ 14y agoYou have the least kinetic at the top of the rollercoaster, where your change in slope=0
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∙ 14y agoThe roller coaster will have the lowest amount of potential energy when it is situated at the bottom of the track.
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∙ 14y agoAt the top of the first hill the cart has the highest (Gravitational) Potential Energy.
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∙ 11y agoA roller coaster - or any other object - has the greatest potential energy when it is at its highest position.
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If a roller coaster has 100 joules of energy at the top of the first hill how much energy will it have at the bottom?
100. The amount of energy a roller coaster has is maintained throughout the whole journey. Its the conservation of energy - energy can' t be created or destroyed it can only be transferred. It therefore depends what type of energy you mean in the question. It can have a total of 100 joules meaning yes, anywhere on the roller coaster it will remain as 100 joules however if your saying 100 joules of gravitational potential energy at the top by the bottom of the hill it will have decreased and have been converted into at least 80 joules of kinetic energy leaving 20 joules as gravitational potential energy. Sorry for the poor grammar; just focus on the science. I have an exam on this in two weeks...
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