Question

As a child (with a mass of 35.0 kg) you take your 5.0-kg sled to Orchard Downs. If you are sliding down the hill on your sled, with a kinetic energy of 260 J, how fast are you moving?

Answer 1

Velocity = 3.61 m/s

Further explanation

Given

mass of child = 35 kg

mass of sled = 5 kg

Kinetic energy = 260 J

Required

velocity

Solution

Energy because its motion is expressed as Kinetic energy (KE) which can be formulated as:

KE = 1/2.mv²

mass of object :

= mass child + mass sled

= 35 kg + 5 kg

= 40 kg

Input the value :

v²=KE : 1/2.m

v²= 260 : 1/2.40 kg

v²=13

v=3.61 m/s