Question

A child and sled with a combined mass of 48.8 kg slide down a frictionless hill that is 7.05 m high. If the sled starts from rest, what is its speed at the bottom of the hill?

___m/s

Answer 1

Speed at bottom of the hill (v) = 11.74 m/s

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Combined mass = 48.8 kg

Height h = 7.05 m

Find:

Speed at bottom of the hill (v)

Computation:

v² = 2gh

v = √2 x 9.8 x 7.05

v = √138.18

v = 11.74 m/s

Speed at bottom of the hill (v) = 11.74 m/s