Malar is playing with a toy car and track set. She has made a hill to let the car roll down, followed by a series of small hills and then a short flat section on the floor. The car starts at the top of the hill which is 137 cm above the short flat section. How much energy was lost due to friction (between the car and the sides of the track, and the car’s axels) during the entire trip? You don’t have any details about the time while the car is going down the hill or through the loop, so you don’t know how fast it is going at the top of the loop.
Mass is 150 g