Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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Chapter 3 - Vectors in Physics - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 79: 44

Answer

$\vec{a_{avg}}=gsin\theta\approx3.3\frac{m}{s^2}$

Work Step by Step

We know that $\vec{a_{avg}}=\frac{\vec v_f-\vec v_i}{\Delta t}$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $\vec{a_{avg}}=\frac{10.0-0}{3.00}=3.3\frac{m}{s^2}$ Now we can compare it with $gsin\theta$ $\implies gsin\theta=(9.81\frac{m}{s^2})sin(20.0^{\circ})=3.3\frac{m}{s^2}$ Hence, we proved that the average acceleration of the skateboarder is $gsin\theta.$
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