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A 60 kg skier starts from rest at height H 20 m above the end of a ski-jump ramp (Fig. 8-37) and leaves the ramp at angle u 28x04. Neglect the effects of air resistance and assume the ramp is frictionless. (a) What is the maximum height h of his jump above the end of the ramp? (b) If he increased his weight by putting on a backpack, would h then be greater, less, or the same?

          A 60 kg skier starts from rest at height H  20 m above
the end of a ski-jump ramp (Fig. 8-37) and leaves the ramp at angle
u  28x04. Neglect the effects of air resistance and assume the ramp
is frictionless. (a) What is the maximum height h of his jump above
the end of the ramp? (b) If he increased his weight by putting on a
backpack, would h then be greater, less, or the same?

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University Physics with Modern Physics

Hugh D. Young 14th Edition

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A 60 kg skier starts from rest at height H 20 m above the end of a ski-jump ramp (Fig. 8-37) and leaves the ramp at angle u 28x04. Neglect the effects of air resistance and assume the ramp is frictionless. (a) What is the maximum height h of his jump above the end of the ramp? (b) If he increased his weight by putting on a backpack, would h then be greater, less, or the same?