You have a friend who is entering a skateboarding competition in los angeles. she wants to take a running start and then jump onto her 5 kg stationary skateboard. she will then roll along a 2 meter section of level track and go up a curved concrete ramp. she wants to reach a maximum height of at least 3 meters above where she started. she can run with a maximum speed of 8 m/s and has a mass of 50 kg. will this trick work?

Answer

given,

mass skateboard = 5 Kg

length on the horizontal road = 2 m

maximum speed she can run= 8 m/s

mass of girl = 50 Kg

conservation of momentum

M V = (M+m)v

50 x 8  = (50 + 5)v

400  = (55)v

v = 7.27 m/s

using conservation of momentum

h = 2.69 m

no, she will not be able to reach the height of 3 m

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