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Cedar Point is an amusement known for having some of the world’s tallest and fastest roller coasters. The ‘Top Thrill Dragster’ stands at 130 meters (420 feet). Riders begin in a cart of mass m and are accelerated to high speeds where the cart travels straight up at 90 degrees, reaches the top, and then drops at 90 degrees. The overall setup is as follows:

 

Fig. 1. Roller Coaster Diagram.
The current acceleration of the Dragster is greater than when it first opened. This is due to the fact that in a few instances where there were large headwinds, the Dragster would not be able to make it over the 130 meters and would roll back down.
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Nick Zehner

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