Question: Two roller coasters are being tested. Roller coaster 1 releases its car from rest at the top of the first hill of height, h .

Two roller coasters are being tested. Roller coaster 1 releases its car from rest at the top of the first hill of height, h. There is negligible friction with roller coaster 1 and the car arrives at the bottom of the hill with speed v. In a second trial a different car, one that has significant friction with the track, is released from the same hill, also from rest. In the second trial one-half of the initial mechanical energy of the carEarth system is lost due to friction as the block descends the hill. At the bottom of the hill it will have a speed of
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