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Ski jumping in Vancouver The 2010 Olympic ski jumping competition was held at Whistler Mountain near Vancouver During a jump, a skier starts near the top of the in-run, the part down which the skier glides at increasing speed before the jump. The Whistler in-run is 116 m long and for the first part is tilted down at about
Which answer below is closest to the magnitude of the normal force that the idealized in-run exerts on the 60-kg skier?
a. 590 N
b. 540 N
c. 250 N
d. 230 N
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