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A 15.0-kg child descends a slide 2.40 m high and reaches the bottom with a speed of 1.10 m/s .
How much thermal energy due to friction was generated in this process?
Express your answer to three significant figures and include the appropriate units.

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The thermal energy that is generated due to friction is 344J.

What is the thermal energy?

Now we know that the total mechanical energy in the system is constant. The loss in energy is given by the loss in energy.

Thus, the kinetic energy is given as;

KE = 0.5 * mv^2 =0.5 * 15.0-kg * (1.10 m/s)^2 = 9.1 J

PE = mgh = 15.0-kg * 9.8 m/s^2 *  2.40 m = 352.8 J

The thermal energy is; 352.8 J - 9.1 J = 344J

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