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Contests/Gnit Weekly Challenge Beginner 001 (GWCB001)/Problem 4 Long Slides and Friction
Problem 4

Long Slides and Friction

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400 ptsLv.4 ElementaryMechanics
2026/06/25 21:00〜2026/06/25 21:30
Author: admin02

Problem

After having a blast on the slide in Problem 3 and feeling great, A decided to try building an even longer, longer, longer slide.

The slide is a straight line with a height of hhh above the ground and an angle of inclination of θ\thetaθ, and it has no curves or other features.

Since riding it normally would be slow and cause a sore bottom due to friction, A decided to turn it into a roller slide and ride on a piece of cardboard. (This setting is an after-the-fact addition to make μ\muμ physically plausible, so it’s not really relevant.)

Let μ\muμ be the coefficient of kinetic friction between the cardboard and the rollers.

A’s mass has decreased again because they were so preoccupied with the confession in Question 2 that they forgot to eat.

*Note: The rollers on this roller slide are assumed not to rotate.

Constraints

h=50 mh=50\ \mathrm{m}h=50 m

θ=20∘\theta=20^{\circ}θ=20∘

μ=0.08\mu=0.08μ=0.08

m0=68 kgm_0=68\ \mathrm{kg}m0​=68 kg

g=9.8m/s2\mathrm{g}=9.8\mathrm{m/s^2}g=9.8m/s2

sin⁡θ=0.342\sin \theta = 0.342sinθ=0.342

cos⁡θ=0.94\cos \theta = 0.94cosθ=0.94

tan⁡θ=0.364\tan \theta = 0.364tanθ=0.364

cw=4.2 J/g⋅Kc_w = 4.2\ \mathrm{J/g\cdot K}cw​=4.2 J/g⋅K

Answer Format

Let A0A_0A0​ be the total frictional heat (energy lost) generated between the cardboard and the rollers while Person A slides down this slide from the top to the bottom.

(⌊A0100⌋)⋅100\left(\left\lfloor \dfrac{A_0}{100} \right\rfloor\right)\cdot 100(⌊100A0​​⌋)⋅100

Provide your answer as this expression.

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