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The discussion focuses on the work-energy principle applied to a scenario involving a child of mass 40 kg sliding down a playground slide from a height of 2 m. The child's gravitational potential energy (GPE) loss is calculated to be 800 J, factoring in a constant resistance of 112 N. The distance traveled before coming to rest is determined to be 7.14 m, with further calculations revealing that the distance traveled on the level part of the slide is 3.14 m after accounting for work done against gravity.

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A child of mass 40kg slides down a playground slide. The child starts from rest at the top of the slide, 2m above the ground. At the bottom of the slide it's slope levels off.
a) Find the child's loss of GPE
I got the ans 800J
there is a constant resistance of 112N throughout
b) find the distance the child has traveled when she comes to rest.
Using work energy principle
Increase in KE =0J
Increase in GPE= -800J
Work done against resistance = -112SJ
So I get S= 7.14m
The slide is inclined at an angle of 30 degree to the horizontal.
C) Find the distance the child travels on the level part of the slide.
I don't understand this part.
Increase in KE= 0J
Increase in GPE= 0- 40×10sin30×2= -400J
Work done by gravity= F×S
I don't understand how to solve further. Pls help
 
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Shah 72 said:
A child of mass 40kg slides down a playground slide. The child starts from rest at the top of the slide, 2m above the ground. At the bottom of the slide it's slope levels off.
a) Find the child's loss of GPE
I got the ans 800J
there is a constant resistance of 112N throughout
b) find the distance the child has traveled when she comes to rest.
Using work energy principle
Increase in KE =0J
Increase in GPE= -800J
Work done against resistance = -112SJ
So I get S= 7.14m
The slide is inclined at an angle of 30 degree to the horizontal.
C) Find the distance the child travels on the level part of the slide.
I don't understand this part.
Increase in KE= 0J
Increase in GPE= 0- 40×10sin30×2= -400J
Work done by gravity= F×S
I don't understand how to solve further. Pls help
I think I did mistake while calculating Increase in GPE, it will be -800J
Work done by gravity = 200 SJ
So I get S= 4m
I subtract from full length 7.14-4= 3.14m
 

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