1. A skateboarder with a mass of 90 kg is skating towards a ramp at 5 m/s. The skater begins to move up the ramp 1. a) Calculate the speed of the skater when he is 0.5 m (vertical height) up the ramp. 2. b) Calculate the maximum height up the ramp that the skater will reach.

1. A skateboarder with a mass of 90 kg is skating towards a ramp at 5 m/s. The skater begins to move up the ramp 1. a) Calculate the speed of the skater when he is 0.5 m (vertical height) up the ramp. 2. b) Calculate the maximum height up the ramp that the skater will reach.

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