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A 60.0-kgskier with an initial speed of12.0m/scoasts up a2.50mhigh rise as shown in Figure 7.40. Find her final speed at the top, given that the coefficient of friction between her skis and the snow is0.0800. (Hint: Find the distance traveled up the incline assuming a straight-line path as shown in the figure.)

Figure 7.40 The skier’s initial kinetic energy is partially used in coasting to the top of a rise.

Short Answer

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The final speed at the top is 9.36m/s.

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01

Work done by non-conservative force

The work done by nonconservative force is,

Wnet=Wc+Wnc (1.1)

Here,Wnetis the net work done,Wc is the work done by all conservative force, andWncis the work done by all nonconservative force.

According to work-energy theorem, the net work done is,

Wnet=ΔKE=12mvf2-12mvi2 (1.2)

Here, m is the mass of the skier,vfis the final velocity of the skier, andviis the initial velocity of the skiervi=12.0m/s.

The work done by conservative force is,

Wc=-ΔPE=mghi-mghf (1.3)

Here, m is the mass of the skier, g is the acceleration due to gravityg=9.8m/s2,hiis the initial height (hi =0as the skier is initially at the ground), andhfis the final height of the skier or height of the slopehf=2.50m.

The work done by nonconservative force is the work done by the frictional force,

Wnc=Wf=-μNd=-μmgcos30°d (1.4)

Here,μis the coefficient of frictionμ=0.0800, Here, m is the mass of the skier, g is the acceleration due to gravityg=9.8m/s2, and d is the distance travelled by the skier.

From equations (1.1), (1.2), (1.3) and (1.4),

12mvf2-12mvi2=mghi-mghf-μmgcos30°d

Rearranging the above equation to get an expression for the final velocity,

vf=vi2+2ghi-hf-2μgdcos30° (1.5)

02

Final speed at the top

The length of the slope is,

d=hfsin30°

Putting all known values,

d=2.50msin30°=5m

The final velocity of the skier can be calculated using equation (1.5).

Putting all known values in equation (1.5),

vf=12.0m/s2+2×9.8m/s2×0m-2.5m-2×0.0800×9.8m/s2×5m×cos30°=9.36m/s

Therefore, the required final speed at the top is 9.36m/s.

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