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A child of mass m and an adult of mass 4m simultaneously start to slide from the top of a water slide that has a downward slope of 30 degrees...

A child of mass m and an adult of mass 4m simultaneously start to slide from the top of a water slide that has a downward slope of 30 degrees relative to the horizontal. Which person reaches the bottom first?a) Draw a diagram illustrating your understanding of the situation in the problem statement.b) Draw two free-body diagrams one for the child and one for the adult. Your FBD must include the x and y axis; all forces labeled; and angles identified clearly.c) Write down Newton's Second Law and apply to both Free-body Diagrams along the x-direction.d) Solve for the acceleration from part c.e) Make a statement regarding who won the race based on the result you obtained in part d.

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