At an amusement park, a swimmer uses a water slide to enter the main pool. If the swimmer starts at rest, slides without friction, and falls through a vertical height of 2.55 m, what is her speed at the bottom of the slide? m/s

At an amusement park, a swimmer uses a water slide to enter the main pool. If the swimmer starts at rest, slides without friction, and falls through a vertical height of 2.55 m, what is her speed at the bottom of the slide? m/s

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Chapter11: Energy And Its Conservation

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Problem 83A

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At an amusement park, a swimmer uses a water slide to enter the main pool. If the swimmer starts at rest, slides without
friction, and falls through a vertical height of 2.55 m, what is her speed at the bottom of the slide?
m/s

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