Swimmers at a Water Park Have a Choice of Two

question 118

Multiple Choice

Swimmers at a water park have a choice of two frictionless water slides,as shown in the figure.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 bottom of slide 1 compare with v₂,the speed of a swimmer reaching the end of slide 2?

• A)v₁ > v₂
• B)v₁ < v₂
• C)v₁ = v₂
• D)The heavier swimmer will have a greater speed than the lighter swimmer, no matter which slide he uses.
• E)No simple relationship exists between v₁ and v₂.

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