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43. A snow skier of mass 85.0 kg slides with constant velocity down a slope that makes an angle of 10.0° with the horizontal. (a) What is the coefficient of sliding friction? (b) If the slope increases to 15.0° what will be the skier’s rate of acceleration?
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