You’ve taken a summer job at a water park. In one stunt, a

Chapter 11, Problem 53P

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You’ve taken a summer job at a water park. In one stunt, a water skier is going to glide up the \(2.0-m\)-high frictionless ramp shown in Figure P11.53, then sail over a \(5.0-m\)-wide tank filled with hungry sharks. You will be driving the boat that pulls her to the ramp. She’ll drop the tow rope at the base of the ramp just as you veer away. What minimum speed must you have as you reach the ramp in order for her to live to do this again tomorrow?

Equation Transcription:

Text Transcription:

20-m

5.0-m

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QUESTION:

You’ve taken a summer job at a water park. In one stunt, a water skier is going to glide up the \(2.0-m\)-high frictionless ramp shown in Figure P11.53, then sail over a \(5.0-m\)-wide tank filled with hungry sharks. You will be driving the boat that pulls her to the ramp. She’ll drop the tow rope at the base of the ramp just as you veer away. What minimum speed must you have as you reach the ramp in order for her to live to do this again tomorrow?

Equation Transcription:

Text Transcription:

20-m

5.0-m

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