A student of mass 60.0 kg, starting at rest, slides down a slide20.0 m long, tilted at an angle of 30.0° with respect to thehorizontal. If the coefficient of kinetic friction between thestudent and the slide is 0.120, find (a) the force of kinetic friction,(b) the acceleration, and (c) the speed she is travelingwhen she reaches the bottom of the slide.

A student of mass 60.0 kg, starting at rest, slides down a slide20.0 m long, tilted at an angle of 30.0° with respect to thehorizontal. If the coefficient of kinetic friction between thestudent and the slide is 0.120, find (a) the force of kinetic friction,(b) the acceleration, and (c) the speed she is travelingwhen she reaches the bottom of the slide.

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