Solving the Energy Problem: Help a Skier Glide!

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In summary, the conversation is about a skier starting from rest at the top of a 10.5 degree inclined hill and gliding down a 200m long hillside with a coefficient of friction of .075 between the snow and skis. The question is how far the skier will glide along the horizontal portion of the snow before coming to rest. The use of energy methods is required and the conversation discusses the conservation of mechanical energy and the skier's kinetic and potential energies at the top and bottom of the hill, taking into account energy lost to friction. Finally, it is noted that on the flat portion, the skier's potential energy remains the same but all of their kinetic energy is lost to friction when they come to
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A skier starts from rest at top of a hill that is inclined at 10.5 degres with respect to the horizontal. The hillside is 200 m long, and the coefficient of fraction between snow and skis is .075. At the bottom of the hill, the snow is level and the ocefficient of fraction is unhanged. How far does the skier glide along the horizontal portion of the snow before coming to rest?

I already figured out velocity for skier at bottom of hill.

I'm stuck on what to do next.
 
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Also, it is required that I use energy methods
 
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What does conservation of mechanical energy say?
 
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Okay, what is the skier's kinetic and potential energies at the top of the hill?
What are they at the bottom of the hill (don't forget to take energy lost to friction into account)?

On the flat, potential energy doesn't change but when he stops all of his kinetic energy has been lost to friction.
 

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