A snowboarder is coasting up a hill. The hill is not on Earth. (a) Choose values for the following. None of them can be 0. The value of gravitational acceleration on this planet (on Earth it would be 9.81m/s2) The mass of the snowboarder  iii. The inclination of the hill The coefficient of kinetic friction between the snowboard and the hill The initial velocity of the snowboarder at the base of the hill The distance the skater has to travel from the base of the hill to the peak (b) Draw a picture. (c) Draw the Free Body Diagram.

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  1. A snowboarder is coasting up a hill. The hill is not on Earth.

(a) Choose values for the following. None of them can be 0.

  1. The value of gravitational acceleration on this planet (on Earth it would be 9.81m/s2)
  2. The mass of the snowboarder

 iii. The inclination of the hill

  1. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the snowboard and the hill
  2. The initial velocity of the snowboarder at the base of the hill
  3. The distance the skater has to travel from the base of the hill to the peak

(b) Draw a picture.

(c) Draw the Free Body Diagram.

(d) Label the origin and axes.

(e) Calculate the weight, normal force and friction force the skater experiences

(f) Determine the acceleration of the skater up the hill

(g) Does the skater reach the peak of the hill?

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