You are designing a ski jump ramp for the next winter olympics. you need to calculate the vertical height h from the starting gate to the bottom of th

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Hugo Lyons

7 August, 15:57

You are designing a ski jump ramp for the next winter olympics. you need to calculate the vertical height h from the starting gate to the bottom of th

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Jase Snow · Answer 1

Answer: Using conservation of energy:

E (i) = E (f) Â˝mv (i) Â˛ + mgh + W (skier) = Â˝mv (f) Â˛

(0.5) (90) (2.0) Â˛ + (90) (9.8) h + 4000 = (0.5) (90) (30) Â˛

h = 41.18 meters