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Practice — Work–Energy Principle and Power • Conservation of Energy in a System of Conservative Forces

Parcel sliding down a smooth slope
Difficulty: ★★☆
405

A parcel of mass \(3\text{ kg}\) slides \(3.5\text{ m}\) down a smooth slope inclined at \(20^\circ\) to the horizontal. When it reaches the bottom of the slope it has speed \(8\text{ m s}^{-1}\). Find the speed of the parcel at the top of the slope.

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Plate dropped to the floor
Difficulty: ★☆☆
406

A waiter drops a plate and it falls \(1.43\text{ m}\) to the floor, where it smashes. Find the speed of the plate when it hits the floor.

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Tennis ball: increase in gravitational potential energy
Difficulty: ★☆☆
407

A tennis ball of mass \(57\text{ g}\) is hit and rises through a height of \(1\text{ m}\). Ignoring air resistance, find the increase in the gravitational potential energy of the ball.

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Tennis ball: horizontal speed at the top
Difficulty: ★★☆
408

A tennis ball of mass \(57\text{ g}\) is hit to give it an initial speed of \(180\text{ km h}^{-1}\). It rises through a height of \(1\text{ m}\). Ignoring air resistance, find the horizontal speed of the ball at the top of its flight.

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Box sliding down a smooth ramp
Difficulty: ★☆☆
409

A box slides down a smooth ramp. The height of the ramp is \(20\text{ cm}\) and the length of the ramp is \(2.5\text{ m}\). The box starts from rest. What is the speed of the box when it reaches the bottom of the ramp?

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