Tag: What is the maximum possible acceleration of a car moving down this stretch of track?

  • Maximum Possible Acceleration

    In the soapbox Derby, young participants build non-motorized cars with very low friction wheels. Cars race by rolling down a hill. The track at Akron’s Derby Downs, where the national championship is held, begins with 55-ft  long section tilted 13° below horizontal. a) What is the maximum possible acceleration of a car moving down this…