A 500 kg roller coaster moving at 15 m/s suddenly comes to a stop at the end of the ride. How much work energy was needed to stop the coaster?

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Answer:

energy required=-energy lost

energy lost=change in kinetic energy

EL=1/2 mv^2

Mtyaka answered Apr 10, 2022

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