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Sam, whose mass is 90 kg, takes off across level snow on his jet-powered skis. The skis have a thrust of 300 N and a coefficient of kinetic friction on snow of 0.10. Unfortunately, the skis run out of fuel after only 13 s. What is Sam's top speed? 

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Physics: Principles with Applications
7th Edition, 2013
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ISBN: 9780321625922

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