In the diagram below a 73,728 kg car starts from rest at point A which is 92.5 m above point C. It then slides down the hill, travels around the loop. When the car is at point B, it is going the minimum possible speed it could be going without falling. After completing the loop, it compresses a 1,450,400 N/m spring. Assume there's no friction present. A B A.) Determine the loop's radius. B.) Determine how much the spring is compressed. C

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In the diagram below a 73,728 kg car starts from rest at point A which is 92.5 m above point C. It then slides down
the hill, travels around the loop. When the car is at point B, it is going the minimum possible speed it could be going
without falling. After completing the loop, it compresses a 1,450,400 N/m spring. Assume there's no friction
present.
A
B
A.) Determine the loop's radius.
B.) Determine how much the spring is
compressed.
Transcribed Image Text:In the diagram below a 73,728 kg car starts from rest at point A which is 92.5 m above point C. It then slides down the hill, travels around the loop. When the car is at point B, it is going the minimum possible speed it could be going without falling. After completing the loop, it compresses a 1,450,400 N/m spring. Assume there's no friction present. A B A.) Determine the loop's radius. B.) Determine how much the spring is compressed.
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