Swimmers at a Water Park Have a Choice of Two $\text { v2, }$

Multiple Choice

Swimmers at a water park have a choice of two frictionless water slides, as shown in the figure. Although both slides drop over the same height h , slide 1 is straight while slide 2 is curved, dropping quickly at first and then leveling out. How does the speed of a swimmer reaching the bottom of slide 1 compare with $\text { v2, }$ the speed of a swimmer reaching the end of slide 2 ?

A) $v 1 < v 2$
B) $v _ { 1 } = v _ { 2 }$
C) $v _ { 1 } > v _ { 2 }$
D) The heavier swimmer will have a greater speed than the lighter swimmer, no matter which slide he uses.
E) No simple relationship exists between $v 1 \text { and } v 2$