Conceptual Physical Science (6th Edition)
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Author: Paul G. Hewitt, John A. Suchocki, Leslie A. Hewitt
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Chapter 3, Problem 68TAS
Starting from rest, Megan Zooms down a frictionless slide from an initial height of 4.0 m. Show that her speed at the bottom of the slide is √80 m/s, or 8.9 m/s.
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