Basic Biomechanics
7th Edition
ISBN: 9780073522760
Author: Susan J Hall
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 10, Problem 3IP
A wheelchair marathoner has a speed of 5 m/s after rolling down a small hill in 1.5 s. If the wheelchair underwent a constant acceleration of 3 m/s2 during the descent, what was the marathoner’s speed at the top of the hill? (Answer: 0.5m/s)
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