A rollercoaster is moving at 5 m/s at top of the ride.  It then speeds up as it drops vertically. The total vertical drop at 43.0 meters(ignore friction and drag) Using conservation of energy methods, can you help to visualize the calculation of speed of the rollercoaster at the bottom?

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