A possible new Olympic snowboarding event has boarders slide down a concave hill from point A and then onto a convex hill. Both hills have radius r, as shown. The snow is frictionless, of course. a) At what angle does the snowboarder leave the ground and become airborne? b) If the boarder starts at the top, point B, where does she leave the ground?

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A possible new Olympic snowboarding event has boarders slide down a concave hill from point A and
then onto a convex hill. Both hills have radius r, as shown. The snow is frictionless, of course.
a) At what angle 8 does the snowboarder leave the ground and become airborne?
b) If the boarder starts at the top, point B, where does she leave the ground?
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A
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Transcribed Image Text:A possible new Olympic snowboarding event has boarders slide down a concave hill from point A and then onto a convex hill. Both hills have radius r, as shown. The snow is frictionless, of course. a) At what angle 8 does the snowboarder leave the ground and become airborne? b) If the boarder starts at the top, point B, where does she leave the ground? B A 45 e r Don't write on paper,kindly type yo ur answer.
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