A diver runs horizontally off the end of a diving board with…
A diver runs horizontally off the end of a diving board with an an initial velocity of [vi] m/s. If the diving board is [h] m above the water, what is the magnitude of the diver’s vertical component of the velocity just before she hits the water?
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You and your friend want to go to the top of the Eiffel Tower. Your friend takes the elevator straight up. You decide to walk up the spiral stairway, taking longer time and moving through longer distance to do so. Compare the gravitational potential energy (U) of you and your friend, after you both reach the top.
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