A skier swoops down a hill and over a ramp as in the diagram below. She starts from rest at a height of 16 m, leaves the 9.0 m ramp at an angle of 45°, and just clears the hedge on her way down, making an angle of 30° with the vertical as she does. Assuming that there is no friction, and that she is small compared to the dimensions of the problem, solve for H, the height of the hedge in metres. Explain what you are doing.

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A skier swoops down a hill and over a ramp as in the diagram below. She starts from rest at a height of 16 m, leaves the 9.0 m ramp at an angle of 45°, and just clears the hedge on her way down, making an angle of 30° with the vertical as she does. Assuming that there is no friction, and that she is small compared to the dimensions of the problem, solve for H, the height of the hedge in metres. Explain what you are doing.

16 m
45°
9.0 m
H
30°
down
hedge
Transcribed Image Text:16 m 45° 9.0 m H 30° down hedge
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