To apply the work-energy theorem.An alpine rescue team member must propel a box of supplies, with mass m, up an incline that makes an angle θ with the horizontal so that it reaches a stranded skier who is a vertical distance h above the bottom of the incline. The incline is slippery, but there is some friction present; the kinetic friction coefficient is μk.   Use the work-energy theorem to calculate the minimum speed, v, that the member must impart to the box at the bottom of the incline so that it will reach the skier. Express your answer in terms of some or all of the variables m, g, h, μk, and θ.

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To apply the work-energy theorem.An alpine rescue team member must propel a box of supplies, with mass m, up an incline that makes an angle θ with the horizontal so that it reaches a stranded skier who is a vertical distance h above the bottom of the incline. The incline is slippery, but there is some friction present; the kinetic friction coefficient is μk.

 

Use the work-energy theorem to calculate the minimum speed, v, that the member must impart to the box at the bottom of the incline so that it will reach the skier.

Express your answer in terms of some or all of the variables m, g, h, μk, and θ.

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