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Joe Slalom stands on the top of a big "ski bowl", a circular basin with radius R. He steps off the edge and starts to slide downwards without friction.

  1. How fast is Joe moving when he is an angle theta from the top of the slope?
  2. What is the normal force on Joe at this moment?
  3. Write an expression for the work done on Joe by gravity from the top of the slope to this moment. Do not evaluate it.
  4. Now evaluate it.

Let's move on ...

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