skier rolls off from a frictionless slope with an inclination of approximately 400. From the bottom of the slope, she slides at 25 m/s until she stops 12 seconds later. Find

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A 47 kg skier rolls off from a frictionless slope with an inclination of approximately 400. From the bottom of the slope, she slides at 25 m/s until she stops 12 seconds later. Find

 

  1. the height of the slope.
  2. the horizontal distance from the bottom of the slope covered by the skier before stopping
  3. the work done by friction
  4. the coefficient of kinetic friction
  5. at which point from the foot of the slope is the skier’s speed half the original speed?

 

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