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Homework Statement
The water slide shown in the figure ends at a height of 1.50 m above the pool. If the person starts from rest at point A and lands in the water at point B, which has a horizontal distance L = 2.58 m from the base of the slide, what is the height h of the water slide? (Assume the water slide is frictionless.)
Homework Equations
PEi+KEi+W=PEf+KEf
PE=mgh
KE=(1/2)mv2
Vertical displacement after leaving slide: Dy=vot+(1/2)at2
Horizontal displacement after leaving slide Dx=vft
The Attempt at a Solution
PEi+KEi+W=PEf+KEf
PEi=KEf
mghi=(.5)mvf2
(9.81)h=(.5)vf2
I'm not really sure where to go from here. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Will