A cart is moving up a friction-less track with a speed of at the bottom

PHYSICS · Subjective · A Level · Physics · Mechanics and materials · Mechanics and materials

Problem

A 2 kg2\,\text{kg} cart is moving up a friction-less track with a speed of 4 m s−14\,\text{m\,s}^{-1} at the bottom. How high (vertically) will the cart rise before momentarily coming to rest? Take g=9.8 m s−2g = 9.8\,\text{m\,s}^{-2}.

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