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Ski jumping in Vancouver The 2010 Olympic ski jumping competition was held at Whistler Mountain near Vancouver. During a jump, a skier starts near the top of the in-run, the part down which the skier glides at increasing speed before the jump. The Whistler in-run is 116 m long and for the first part is tilted down at about
Using the same assumptions as stated in Problem 4.102 which answer below is closest to the jumper's speed when leaving the in-run?
a. 37 m/s
b. 31 m/s
c. 27 m/s
d. 24 m/s
e. 21 m/s
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