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Textbook Solutions for Physics: Principles with Applications

Chapter 6 Problem 83

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A cyclist starts from rest and coasts down a 4.0 hill. The mass of the cyclist plus bicycle is 85 kg. After the cyclist has traveled 180 m, (a) what was the net work done by gravity on the cyclist? (b) How fast is the cyclist going? Ignore air resistance and friction.

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Title Physics: Principles with Applications 7 
Author Douglas C. Giancoli
ISBN 9780321625922

A cyclist starts from rest and coasts down a 4.0 hill. The

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