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A water slide is constructed so that swimmers, starting from rest at the top of the slide, leave the end of the slide traveling horizontally. As Figure 3 below shows, a 50 kg boy is observed to hit the water 7 meters from the end of the slide, as shown. The slide is frictionless. Also, ignore air resistance.
Find the speed, vB ,at which the boy leaves the slide, the initial height, H, of the boy, and the speed, vC, of the boy upon hitting the water.
I used the eqaution 1/2 mvi^2+mgyi=1/2 mvf^2 +mgyf to find the final velocity of the boy but I don't have the yi (initial height)
If you can tell me what to figure out first to get me going and how to do it I know I can figure out the rest.
Find the speed, vB ,at which the boy leaves the slide, the initial height, H, of the boy, and the speed, vC, of the boy upon hitting the water.
I used the eqaution 1/2 mvi^2+mgyi=1/2 mvf^2 +mgyf to find the final velocity of the boy but I don't have the yi (initial height)
If you can tell me what to figure out first to get me going and how to do it I know I can figure out the rest.