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Chapter 8, Problem 15P

You have spent a long day skiing and are tired. You are standing at the top of a hill, looking at the lodge at the bottom of the hill. You are so tired that you want to simply start from rest and coast down the slope, without pushing with your poles or doing anything else to change your motion. You want to let gravity do all the work! You have a choice of two trails to reach the lodge. Both trails have the same coefficient of friction μk. In addition, both trails represent the same horizontal separation between the initial and final points. Trail A has a short, steep downslope and then a long, flat coast to the lodge. Trail B has a long, gentle downslope and then a short remaining flat coast to the lodge. Which trail will result in your arriving at the lodge with the highest final speed?

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