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enantiomer1
Jan31-09, 02:21 PM
1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data
here's the problem
A 68.5 kg skater moving initially at 2.40 m/s on rough horizontal ice comes to rest uniformly in 3.52 s due to friction from the ice.


2. Relevant equations
F= ma

3. The attempt at a solution
I'm sure this equation is reliant on finding the acceleration, but I really don't know how to do that when time (instead of distance) is our given variable
anyone know what I'm missing?

enantiomer1
Jan31-09, 02:25 PM
okay sorry scratch that I just had a brain fart or something -.-
obviously a= m/s2 so there for all I had to do was divide the velocity by the time
I swear to god I'm getting stupider sometimes