Asked by caroline
A water slide can be thought of as being frictionless. Let's say a slider starts from rest and goes down a slide that is 30 m long and is set at a 25 degree incline.
a) Determine the speed of the slider at the bottom of the slide.
b) Explain why you don't need to know the mass of the slider.
a) Determine the speed of the slider at the bottom of the slide.
b) Explain why you don't need to know the mass of the slider.
Answers
Answered by
bobpursley
PE at top=KE at bottom
mgh=1/2 m v^2
mg30/sinTheta= 1/2 mv^2
solve for v.
mgh=1/2 m v^2
mg30/sinTheta= 1/2 mv^2
solve for v.
Answered by
caroline
sorry, what's mg?
Answered by
bobpursley
mg is mass * acceleration due to gravity, mg is weight.
Answered by
caroline
so i won't have a numerical answer?
Answered by
bobpursley
yes,notice m divides out. You have to put the values of g and SinTheta to get the answer. I don't serve on silver platters (just blueplate).
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