A 75-kg skier starts down a 50-m high, 10° slope. The coefficients of friction between the skis and the snow are μs = 0.12 and μk = 0.06. What are the skier’s acceleration and speed at the bottom?

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A 75-kg skier starts down a 50-m high, 10° slope. The coefficients of friction between the skis and the snow are μs = 0.12 and μk = 0.06.
What are the skier’s acceleration and speed at the bottom?

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