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Posted by Sasha on Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 7:51pm.

21.7 kg child descends a slide 3.5 m high and reaches the bottom with a speed of 2.2 m/s How many joules of thermal energy are created due to friction as a kid slides down a slide?

physics - drwls, Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 8:05pm
Subtract the kinetic energy at the bottom from the potential energy loss. The remainder becomes frictional heat.

Potential energy loss:
M g H = 21.7*9.81*3.5 = 745.1 J

Kinetic energy at bottom of slide:
= (1/2) M v^2 = 52.5 J
physics - Bobby, Thursday, April 28, 2011 at 4:23pm
692.6

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