1. Sep 11, 2012

### alexcc17

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I am completely stuck on this. I thought I would use W=F=ma, but that wouldn't take the height into account. Any help would be greatly appreciated

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2. Sep 11, 2012

### Nessdude14

To find the velocity at the second peak, you can use conservation of energy:

$\displaystyle ΔU_g = mgΔh$
Ug is potential gravitational energy

$\displaystyle K_E = -ΔU_g = \frac{1}{2} mv^2$

And to find the apparent weight of the passenger, you can use the circular motion equation:

$\displaystyle F_{net} = \frac{mv^2}{r}$

Hope that helps.

3. Sep 11, 2012

### PhanthomJay

Yikes the heights are in meters but the weight is given in pounds. No wonder why they stopped teaching mixed units in the States. Watch your unit conversions, please.

4. Sep 11, 2012

Thank you!