FIGURE 8-3 -Swimmers at a Water Park Have a Choice of Two

question 24

Multiple Choice

FIGURE 8-3
-Swimmers at a water park have a choice of two frictionless water slides (see Fig. 8-3) . Although both slides drop over the same height, h, slide 1 is straight while slide 2 is curved, dropping quickly at first and then leveling out. How does the speed v₁ of a swimmer reaching the end of slide 1 compares with v₂, the speed of a swimmer reaching the end of slide 2?

• A)v₁ > v₂
• B)v₁ < v₂
• C)v₁ = v₂
• D)No simple relationship exists between v₁ and v₂.

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Definitions:

Isocost Line

A graphical representation showing all combinations of inputs (like labor and capital) that cost the same amount for a firm.

Capital

Economic resources that are used in the production of goods and services, typically including financial assets and physical machinery.

Labor

The body of physical and mental effort used in the production of goods and services.

Isocost Line

A graphical representation showing all possible combinations of inputs that cost the same amount.