Starting from rest, a 96-kg firefighter slides down a fire pole. The average frictional force exerted on him by the pole has a magnitude of 850 N, and his speed at the bottom of the pole is 3.6 m/s. How far did he slide down the pole? Number i eTextbook and Media Units m ho

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Starting from rest, a 96-kg firefighter slides down a fire pole. The average frictional force exerted on him by the pole has a magnitude of
850 N, and his speed at the bottom of the pole is 3.6 m/s. How far did he slide down the pole?
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