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During the 2014 Olympic games, a snowboarder rose 6.1 m vertically above the rim of the...

During the 2014 Olympic games, a snowboarder rose 6.1 m vertically above the rim of the half-pipe. With what speed did he launch from the rim?

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Use the conservation of energy principle. change in PEー-change in KE mgh--mv2 2 v = V2 (9.8 m/s )(6.1 m) 10.93 m/s v11 m/s

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