Question

Two frisky otters slide down frictionless hillsides of the same height but different slopes. The slope of the hill of otter 1 is 30 degrees, while the slope of the hill of otter 2 is 60 degrees. If both start from rest, which otter is moving faster when she reaches the bottom of her hill

Answer 1

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Answer 2

The frisky otters will be moving at the same speed at the bottom of the hill because the hillsides are of the same height

Step-by-step explanation:

From the question we are told that

The slope of the hill of otter one is
`\theta_1 = 30^o`

The slope of the hill of otter two is
`\theta _2 = 60^o`

Generally the from the law of energy conservation

`PE_(top) = KE_(bottom)`

Here
`PE_(top) = mgh`

and
`KE_(bottom) = (1)/(2) mv^2`

So

`mgh = (1)/(2) m v^2`

=>
`v = √(2gh)`

From this equation for v we see that velocity is only dependent on the height and is not affected by the slope

Hence both frisky otters will travel at same speed because the hillsides are of the same height