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A young woman walks up 55 steps to the top of a water slide. She slides
down, feet first, all the way to the bottom gaining speed as she goes. If each
step of the slide is.10m tall, how fast will she be going at the bottom?

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Answer:

potential energy PE = M g h

KE at bottom = 1/2 M V^2

Regardless of the slope of the slide the change in energy is the same

1/2 V^2 = g h

V = (2 g h)^1/2 = (2 * 9.8 m/s^2 * 10 m)^1/2 = 14 m / s

Perhaps the question says that h = 55 * .1 = 5.5 m

Then V = (2 * 9.8 * 5.5) = 10.4 m/s