A roller coaster car is at the top of a hill the car and it’s passengers have a combined mass of 1090 kilograms
To find the gravitational potential energy at the top of the hill, we can use the equation:
Gravitational Potential Energy = mass * gravity * height
Given:
mass = combined mass of the car and passengers = 1090 kg
gravity = 9.8 m/s^2 (acceleration due to gravity)
height = assumed value (we need additional information to calculate the exact height)
Let's assume the height of the hill is 50 meters:
Gravitational Potential Energy = 1090 kg * 9.8 m/s^2 * 50 m = 535100 Joules