A skater with mass 50 kg is moving on a horizontal surface at the speed of 6.7 m/s and sees a ramp ahead. The height of the ramp is 2.1 m. What is the speed of the skater, in the unit of m/s, at the top of the ramp? Use g = 10 m/s2 for the acceleration due to gravity

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A skater with mass 50 kg is moving on a horizontal surface at the speed of 6.7 m/s and sees a ramp ahead. The height of the ramp is 2.1 m. What is the speed of the skater, in the unit of m/s, at the top of the ramp? Use g = 10 m/s2 for the acceleration due to gravity

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