A skier is gliding along at 2.5m/s on horizontal, frictionless snow. He suddenly starts down a 10∘ incline. His speed at the bottom is 13m/s .

What is the length of the incline?

How long does it take him to reach the bottom?

2 answers

acceleration= g*sin10

vf^2=vi^2+2d a
solve for d

average speed going down=(13+2.5 )/2

timedown=distance/avgspeed
5.0 s