A student approaches the outdoor staircase near Hope Commons, and takes a deep breath before attempting to climb all 30 stairs. At the bottom of the stairs, the student (61.8 kg) is moving at 2.00 m/s; at the top of the stairs the student is tired and only moving at 0.500 m/s. The top of the stairs is 7.50 meters higher than the bottom of the stairs. What is the change in mechanical energy

1point) a skydiver weighing 130 lb (including equipment) falls vertically downward from an altitude of 14,000 ft and opens the parachute after 20 s of free fall. assume that the force of air resistance, which is directed opposite to the velocity, is of magnitude 0.85|v|0.85|v| when the parachute is closed and is of magnitude 17|v|17|v| when the parachute is open, where the velocity vv is measured in ft/s. assume that acceleration due to gravity has magnitude 32 ft/s/s; remember that weight is the product of mass and gravitational acceleration. find the speed of the skydiver when the parachute opens. speed is 150.6121788 ft/s find the skydiver's height when the parachute opens. height is 2338.98591 ft find the limiting velocity vlvl after the parachute opens. (think about whether this should be positive or negative.) vl=vl= 7.647 ft/s

In positive numbers less than 1, the zeros between the decimal point and non zero are significant

Chemical energy is a form of energy. a. heat b. kinetic c. potential d. electromagnetic