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    How Much Should a Spring Be Compressed for a Roller Coaster to Complete a Loop?

    Conservation of Energy please help! Homework Statement An 840 kg roller coaster car is launched from a giant spring of constant k=31kN/m into a frictionless loop-the-loop track of radius 6.2m, what is the minimum amount that the spring must be compressed if the car is to stay on the track...
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    How Do Two Blocks Collide Again After an Elastic Collision?

    Elastic collision please help! Homework Statement Please help me... A 200 g block is released from rest at a height of 25 cm on a frictionless 30 degree incline. it slides down the incline and then along a frictionless surface until it collides elastically wt an 800 g block at rest...
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