Asked by Kiera
A 55 kg skier is at the top of a slope. The vertical distance between start and finish is 10m. (a) What is her Potential Energy? (b) How fast is she moving at the bottom of the hill?
Answers
Answered by
R_scott
(a) P.E. = m g h
(b) neglecting friction (slippery snow)
... the P.E. at the top becomes K.E. at the bottom
... m g h = 1/2 m v^2
... v = √(2 g h)
(b) neglecting friction (slippery snow)
... the P.E. at the top becomes K.E. at the bottom
... m g h = 1/2 m v^2
... v = √(2 g h)
There are no AI answers yet. The ability to request AI answers is coming soon!
Submit Your Answer
We prioritize human answers over AI answers.
If you are human, and you can answer this question, please submit your answer.