Question

A roller coaster is climbing up the highest hill on its track. At which point will the front car of the coaster most likely have its greatest potential energy?

Answer 1

top of the highest hill

Step-by-step explanation:

The potential energy of an object is given by

`U=mgh`

where,

m = Mass of the object

g = Acceleration due to gravity

h = Perpendicular distance from the ground.

It can be seen that the potential energy is proportional to height

`U\propto h`

Here, the car will have maximum potential energy when it is at the maximum distance from the ground.

Hence, the car will be at the top of the highest hill