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Posted by Brianna on Friday, October 19, 2012 at 12:36pm.

A skier of mass 79.1 kg, starting from rest, slides down a slope at an angle q of 38 with the horizontal. The coefficient of kinetic friction, m, is 0.09. What is the net work (the net gain in kinetic energy) done on the skier in the first 8.9 s of descent?

Physics - Elena, Friday, October 19, 2012 at 1:59pm
m病= μ瀕蛭苗osα
a= μ蛭苗osα
v=at = μ蛭苗osα付
W= ΔKE=KE2-KE1 =mv²/2 -0= mv²/2

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