A downhill skier reaches the steepest part of a trail. If her speed at the bottom of the hill is 18 m/s, what was her beginning speed if it took her 3 seconds to reach the bottom? Her average acceleration down the hill is 3 m/s? m/s

A downhill skier reaches the steepest part of a trail. If her speed at the bottom of the hill is 18 m/s, what was her beginning speed if it took her 3 seconds to reach the bottom? Her average acceleration down the hill is 3 m/s? m/s

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