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punjabi_monster
Oct14-04, 12:27 AM
A 98.0 N box slides 25.0 m along a 35.0° incline. If the force of friction along the incline is 32.0 N, and the box starts from rest at teh top, what is the momentum of the box at the bottom?

This is how i attempted to solve this question. :confused: The answer in the book is 1.1 * 10^2 Kgm/s. Can you please tell me waht error i have made. Thank-you.

Eptop + Ektop = Epbot + Ekbot
mgh + 0 = 1/2mv^2 + 0
(9.81m/s^2)(25.0m*Sin35) = 1/2v^2
v=16.77 m/s

Fg=mg
m=98.0 N/9.81m/s^2
m=9.9898 Kg

p=mv
p=(9.9898 Kg)(16.77 m/s)
p=168 Kgm/s

Tide
Oct14-04, 12:30 AM
You didn't take into account the energy lost to friction.

phy
Oct14-04, 12:42 AM
Lol shaani nu gaal kadh :wink:

punjabi_monster
Oct14-04, 12:44 AM
i think i figured it out:

Ep=Ek + Ffd
mgh=1/2mv^s + Ffd

THen solve for v and use that in p=mv