Jason Takes Off from Rest Across Level Water on His

Multiple Choice

Jason takes off from rest across level water on his jet-powered skis. The combined mass of Jason and his skis is 75 kg (the mass of the fuel is negligible) . The skis have a thrust of 200 N and a coefficient of kinetic friction on water of 0.10. Unfortunately, the skis run out of fuel after only 48 s. What is Jason's top speed?

A) 81 m/s
B) 130 m/s
C) 13 m/s
D) 48 m/s