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Transcribed Image Text:A 100 kg skier starts from rest at the top of a ski slope that is 50 m long. If his final speed at the bottom of the
slope is 10 m/s, where the bottom of the slope is 20 m below the top, what is the approximate average force of
friction between the skis and the slope?
20 m
50 m
O 300 N
O 1500 N
○ 600 N
○ 750 N
O 150 N
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