Some water park enthusiasts have made their own looped water slide: They figure that (ignoring friction) as long as the top of the loop is below their initial starting point on the roof, they should make it around the loop. Assuming the ramp was indeed frictionless, is their assumption correct? Yes O No

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Some water park enthusiasts have made their own looped water slide:
They figure that (ignoring friction) as long as the top of the loop is below their initial
starting point on the roof, they should make it around the loop. Assuming the ramp
was indeed frictionless, is their assumption correct?
Yes
No
Transcribed Image Text:Some water park enthusiasts have made their own looped water slide: They figure that (ignoring friction) as long as the top of the loop is below their initial starting point on the roof, they should make it around the loop. Assuming the ramp was indeed frictionless, is their assumption correct? Yes No
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