66-kg skier starts from rest at the top of a 1200-m-long trail which drops a total of 230 m from top to bottom. At the bottom, the skier is moving 11 m/s. a) How much energy was dissipated by friction

66-kg skier starts from rest at the top of a 1200-m-long trail which drops a total of 230 m from top to bottom. At the bottom, the skier is moving 11 m/s. a) How much energy was dissipated by friction

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Chapter5: Energy

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A 66-kg skier starts from rest at the top of a 1200-m-long trail which drops a total of 230 m from top to bottom. At the bottom, the skier is moving 11 m/s.

a) How much energy was dissipated by friction?

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