Two climbers on an icy (frictionless) slope, tied together by a 30-m rope, are in the predicament

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Two climbers on an icy (frictionless) slope, tied together by a 30-m rope, are in the predicament shown in Figure 4-43. At time t = 0, the speed of each is zero, but the top climber, Paul (mass 52 kg), has taken one step too many and his friend Jay (mass 74 kg) has dropped his pick.

(a) Find the tension in the rope as Paul falls and his speed just before he hits the ground.

(b) If Paul unhooks his rope after hitting the ground, find Jay's speed as he hits the ground.

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