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Physics Problem: Work and Force on a Skier Coasting Uphill with Friction
Work done is equal to KE+PE so kinetic energy final + mgh- kinetic energy intial+ mgh where kinetic energy is 1/2mvsquared- pvwill18
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Physics Problem: Work and Force on a Skier Coasting Uphill with Friction
A 71.8-kg skier coasts up a snow-covered hill that makes an angle of 25.1 ° with the horizontal. The initial speed of the skier is 8.84 m/s. After coasting a distance of 2.10 m up the slope, the speed of the skier is 3.41 m/s. (a) Find the work done by the kinetic frictional force that acts on...- pvwill18
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