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Patricia skateboards up a curved ramp ( quarterpipe ) and launches herself into the air. She begins her motion with a speed of 8 .

Patricia skateboards up a curved ramp (quarterpipe) and launches herself into the air. She begins her motion with a
speed of 8.4 m/s at a total distance of 5.0 m away from the launch position. In order to launch herself from the top of the
quarterpipe, Patricia does 380 J of work. Patricia has a mass of 94 kg and knows that the average friction force acting on
her as she skates across this particular surface is 22 N. If the quarterpipe has a height of 0.3 m, how far above the
quarterpipe does Patricia reach?
  

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