A 55.0-kg skateboarder starts out with a speed of 1.80 m/s. He does + 80.0 J of

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A 55.0-kg skateboarder starts out with a speed of 1.80 m/s. He does + 80.0 J of work on himself by pushing with his feet against the ground. In addition, friction does - 265 J of work on him. In both cases, the forces doing the work are neoconservative. The final speed of the skateboarder is 6.00 m/s.

(a) Calculate the change (∆PE = PEf - PE0) in the gravitational potential energy.

(b) How much has the vertical height of the skater changed, and is the skater above or below the starting point?


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Physics

ISBN: 978-0470879528

9th edition

Authors: John D. Cutnell, Kenneth W. Johnson

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