Jason takes off from rest across level water on his jet-powered skis. The combined mass of...

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Jason takes off from rest across level water on his jet-poweredskis. The combined mass of Jason and his skis is 75 kg(the mass ofthe fuel is negligible). The skis have a thrust of 200N and acoefficient of kinetic friction on water of 0.10. Unfortunately,the skis run out of fuel after only 48s. What is Jason's topspeed?

A) 81 m/s

B) 48 m/s

C) 130 m/s

D) 13 m/s

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Coefficient of kinetic friction 010Mass of Jason and his skis is M 75 KgWeight of Jason and his skis W Mg 75 Kg 98ms2 735 N Normal force given    See Answer
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