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A small child gives a plastic frog a big push at the bottom of a slippery 2.0 meter long, 1.0 meter high ramp, starting it with a speed of 5.0 m/s. What is the frog's speed as it flies off the top of the
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A small child gives a plastic frog a big push at the bottom of a slippery 2.0 meter long, 1.0 meter high ramp, starting it with a speed of 5.0 m/s. What is the frog's speed as it flies off the top of the ramp?
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Refer to the diagram shown below.
Because the ramp is slippery, ignore dynamic friction.
Let m = the mass of the frog.
g = 9.8 m/s²
The KE (kinetic energy) at the bottom of the ramp is
KE₁ = (1/2)*(m kg)*(5 m/s)² = 12.5 m J
Let v = the velocity at the top of the ramp.
The KE at the top of the ramp is
KE₂ = (1/2)*m*v²= 0.5 mv² J
The PE (potential energy) at the top of the ramp relative to the bottom is
PE₂ = (m kg)*(9.8 m/s²)*(1 m) = 9.8m J
Conservation of energy requires that
KE₁ = KE₂ + PE₂
12.5m = 0.5mv² + 9.8m
0.5v² = 2.7
v = 2.324 m/s
Answer: 2.324 m/s
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