2. A 60 kg skateboarder comes over the top of a hill at 5.0 m/s, and then skates down an increasingly steep grade to a point halfway above the bottom of the hill, before rolling out on a much gentler slope near the bottom. The boarder's speed at the bottom of the hill is 10 m/s. (Ignore friction for this problem.) (a) Is the acceleration of the boarder down the hill constant? Explain why or why not. (b) Find the net work done on the skateboarder between the top and bottom of the hill.

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2. A 60 kg skateboarder comes over the
top of a hill at 5.0 m/s, and then skates
down an increasingly steep grade to a
point halfway above the bottom of the
hill, before rolling out on a much gentler
slope near the bottom. The boarder's
speed at the bottom of the hill is 10 m/s.
(Ignore friction for this problem.)
75 S
(a) Is the acceleration of the boarder down the hill constant? Explain why or why
not.
(b) Find the net work done on the skateboarder between the top and bottom of the
hill.
Transcribed Image Text:2. A 60 kg skateboarder comes over the top of a hill at 5.0 m/s, and then skates down an increasingly steep grade to a point halfway above the bottom of the hill, before rolling out on a much gentler slope near the bottom. The boarder's speed at the bottom of the hill is 10 m/s. (Ignore friction for this problem.) 75 S (a) Is the acceleration of the boarder down the hill constant? Explain why or why not. (b) Find the net work done on the skateboarder between the top and bottom of the hill.
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