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A skateboarder rolls horizontally off the top of a staircase and lands at the bottom. The staircase has a horizontal length of 12.0 with a vertical drop of 2.00. We can ignore air resistance.

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A skateboarder rolls horizontally off the top of a staircase and lands at the bottom. The staircase has a horizontal length of 12.0 m with a vertical drop of 2.00 m. We can ignore air resistance.

What is the skater's initial horizontal velocity?

Answer: 18.8 m

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Answer: 18.8 m/s

Step-by-step explanation:

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