- A skateboarder is at the top of a frictionless ramp defined by the function y = r². The top of the ramp is located at (-5m, 25m), and the skateboarder skates to the bottom of the ramp, (0m, 0m). (a) What nonconservative forces are in this problem? (b) What is the total nonconservative work done? (c) Is mechanical energy conserved? (d) What is the skateboarder's speed at the bottom of the ramp?

- A skateboarder is at the top of a frictionless ramp defined by the function y = r². The top of the ramp is located at (-5m, 25m), and the skateboarder skates to the bottom of the ramp, (0m, 0m). (a) What nonconservative forces are in this problem? (b) What is the total nonconservative work done? (c) Is mechanical energy conserved? (d) What is the skateboarder's speed at the bottom of the ramp?

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