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A river descends 15 m through rapids. The speed of the water is 3.2 m/s upon entering

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A river descends 15 m through rapids. The speed of the water is 3.2 m/s upon entering the rapids and 13 m/s upon leaving. What percentage of the gravitational potential energy of the water-Earth system is transferred to kinetic energy during the descent? Discuss.
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a During one second the decrease in potential energy is AU mg Ay 55106 kg 98 ms 50 m 2710 J whe...View the full answer


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