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3. A ski jumper starts from the top of a frictionless track making a 60° angle with the ground. The starting point is 25.0-m above the ground, and the jumper is launched from the upturned end of the track 3.00-m above the ground at an angle of 60°.
a) What is her speed as she leaves the jump?
b) How far away from the track does the jumper land?
Here we apply mechanical energy conservation and concept of kinematics and parabolic motion.