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Old Oct13-05, 09:48 PM                  #1
Jhero

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Truck - 2 hills - friction

Can I get some help on this problem?

A truck with mass m has a brake failure while going down an icy mountain road of constant downward slope angle theta. Initially the truck is moving downhill at speed Vnot. After careening downhill a distance L (hypotenuse) with negligible friction, the truck driver steers the runaway vehicle onto a runaway truck ramp of constant upward slope angle B. The truck ramp has a soft sand surface for which the coefficient of rolling friction is MUr. What is the distance that the truck moves up the ramp before coming to a halt? Use energy methods.

I have no clue where to start
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Old Oct13-05, 11:18 PM                  #2
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hey,
I think i got that question,look on page 252. example 7.7 .. use the steps that example uses.
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Old Oct14-05, 05:50 AM                  #3
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ty ty for da help, gl!
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