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Example: Slide

Consider the slide below, and assume that its quite frictionless. If you prefer, we could be more adventurous and imagine that this is a roller coaster. Don't get too carried away, we got to keep our minds on the physics here.

\begin{figure}\centerline{\psfig{file=slide.eps,width=5in}}\end{figure}

If the object shown starts out at rest at a height $h$ and is let go, what is its speed at the bottom?



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Josh Deutsch 2003-02-02