3. A playground slide is in the form of an arc of a circle with a maximum height of 2.5 m, with a radius of 8.8 m, and with the ground tangent to the circle. Dr. Ritchey's 16 kg toddler starts from rest at the top of the slide and has a speed of 3.4 m/s at the bottom. a. What is the length of the slide? b. What average frictional force acts on the toddler over this distance? 2.5m

3. A playground slide is in the form of an arc of a circle with a maximum height of 2.5 m, with a radius of 8.8 m, and with the ground tangent to the circle. Dr. Ritchey's 16 kg toddler starts from rest at the top of the slide and has a speed of 3.4 m/s at the bottom. a. What is the length of the slide? b. What average frictional force acts on the toddler over this distance? 2.5m

College Physics

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305952300

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1CQ: Estimate the order of magnitude of the length, in meters, of each of the following; (a) a mouse, (b)...

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