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How to find the coefficient of kinetic friction?
Homework Statement A child slides down a slide with a 28° incline, and at the bottom her speed is precisely half what it would have been if the slide had been friction-less. Calculate the coefficient of kinetic friction between the slide and the child. Knowns: 28° speed=V/2 Homework Equations...- audrey1203
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Help understanding answers: kinetic friction
https://scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t35.0-12/14796269_10210868496286479_1115393743_o.jpg?oh=0ccd692c60a1d0bab84d5fbaf7e6197b&oe=580A1894 In the figure, a 6-kg box is sliding up an incline that makes an angle of theta=30 degree (with respect to the horizontal). As it slides up the incline, a...- alw4026
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- Acceleration Force Friction Kinetic Kinetic friction Normal
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What is the Force of Kinetic Friction?
Homework Statement a 10 kg box is moving on a level floor. The coefficient of static friction between the box and floor is 0.3. What is the force of kinetic friction? Homework Equations fk = FN * μk The Attempt at a Solution I rearranged the formula so that everything was set equal to the...- JustynSC
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- Force Friction Kinetic Kinetic friction
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Finding coefficient of kinetic friction from thermal energy?
Homework Statement "A rope is used to pull a ##\frac{357}{100}kg## block at constant speed ##\frac{203}{50}m## across a horizontal floor. The force on the block from the rope is ##\frac{768}{100}N## and directed ##15°## above the horizontal. What are (a) the work done by the rope's force, (b)...- Eclair_de_XII
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- Coefficient Energy Friction Kinetic Kinetic friction Thermal Thermal energy
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Static friction vs kinetic friction in Tablecloth trick
In the tablecloth trick, if we pull the tablecloth with a great force, the objects on it will stay on the table. But, if we pull it gently, the objects on it will still get along with the cloth movement. I know that if the force exceeds the maximum value of static friction, the objects will... -
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Kinetic friction in an N,T- system only works in tangential?
Homework Statement Homework Equations F=m*a ΣF(n-direction)= m*a(n)= m*(v^2/ρ) ∑F(t-direction)= m*a(t)\ Ffriction= Fn*coefficient(of friction) The Attempt at a Solution So I tried solving this question and apperently it is way easier than I thought. So I thought the kinetic friction has a...- Pascal1p
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- Dynamics Friction Homework Kinetic Kinetic friction Phsyics System Works
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How can kinetic friction force be constant if....?
As we all know, for the most part, the kinetic friction force is, for the most part, constant. After moving my cup across my table, this thought crossed my mind. If I move my cup across the table with a constant speed, then the force I'm applying must be equal to the kinetic friction force... -
What is the Correct Calculation for Sam's Speed at the Bottom of the Slope?
Homework Statement Sam, whose mass is 75 kg, stands at the top of a 12-m-high, 100-m-long snow-covered slope. His skis have a coefficient of kinetic friction on snow of 0.07. If he uses his poles to get started, then glides down, what is his speed at the bottom? Homework Equations v =...- defaultusername
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- Friction Height Kinetic Kinetic friction Length Skiing Speed
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How does anything slow down if kinetic friction is low?
Lets say that there is a rectangular box on a horizontal surface, with no air resistance on it. If the applied force required to get the object moving is greater than the static friction, Fa>Us* Fn, then the object starts moving. However, the Static Friction is almost always greater than the... -
Kinetic friction and applied force
I think this question is not important and rarely noticed, but I'm still curious XD kinetic coefficient of friction is used when the applied force of static friction coefficient is less than than the force that we give, or less than or equal to the force that we give? sry for my bad english -
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Kinetic Friction and Incline for a Car
Homework Statement Homework Equations friction:[/B] f = μN incline angle: θ = arctan(1/10) summation of forces in y: N - mgcosθ = 0 summation of forces in x: -f - mgsinθ = ma (?) The Attempt at a Solution For this problem, I set the x-axis going up the incline and the y-axis normal to said...- bartersnarter
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- Car Friction Incline Kinetic Kinetic friction
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Question about coefficient of kinetic friction and distance
1. Homework Statement m = 4.00 kg theta = 30 v = 1 m/s compression of the spring by the block , x = 0.3 m d = 5 m Homework Equations rule : Fk = μ k * N i must find Fk first to find μ k using conservation energy, [/B] The Attempt at a Solution First find N, N = m x g x cos theta N = 4 *...- RayanLhindi
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- Coefficient Friction Kinetic Kinetic friction
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Calculate acceleration and kinetic friction coefficient
Homework Statement A particle of mass M is released from rest on a rough inclined plane, which makes an angle of 30° with the horizontal. It is observed that the particle moves a distance of 3 m in 3 s. What is the particle’s acceleration? Draw a properly labelled free body diagram. Calculate...- fission
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- Acceleration Coefficient Friction Friction coefficient Kinetic Kinetic friction
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Calculate the coefficient of static & kinetic friction
Homework Statement You are trying to slide a sofa across a horizontal floor. The mass of the sofa is 200 kg, and you need to exert a force of 350 N to make it begin to move. a) Calculate the coefficient of static friction between the floor and sofa b) after it starts moving, the sofa reaches a...- Belma
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- Coefficient Friction Kinetic Kinetic friction Static
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Kinetic friction in a two mass, one pulley problem
Homework Statement I have solved the problem where one mass m1 is on a horizontal frictional table connected to a mass m2 which is hanging off the table by a string over a pulley (assuming pulley massless), assuming that m2 is greater than m1 there is a net acceleration causing the mass 2 to...- StonedPhysicist
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- Friction Kinetic Kinetic friction Mass Pulley pulley problem
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Rolling Fricition, Kinetic Friction
Does rolling friction depend on the surface area? In other words, the size of the object placed? If I had a block and sphere of the same mass. Without static and kinetic friction coming into play. Which would experience greater rolling friction if they were on the same incline and of the same...- Prannoy Mehta
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- Friction Kinetic Kinetic friction Rolling
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How Much Force to Slide a Crate with Friction?
Homework Statement A 15kg crate slides across the floor. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the crate and the floor is 0.28. How much horizontal force is needed to accelerate the crate at 3.0 m/s/s? Homework Equations F=ma? The Attempt at a Solution F=? m= 15 kg u= 0.28 a= 3.0...- kid
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- Force Friction Horizontal force Kinetic friction
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Find the kinetic friction of an object at an angle
A box weighing 87 lb is being pulled with a rope that exerts a force of 60. lb at an angle of 15 degrees with the horizontal. If the coefficient of kinetic friction is .35, what is the kinetic friction?- Samantha Durrey
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- Angle Force Friction Kinetic Kinetic friction
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Direction of Kinetic Friction and Static Friction
Can someone please explain me the direction of static friction? I know kinetic friction is always going against the motion of an object but for static friction it depends. -
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Finding the Force for Constant Velocity with Kinetic Friction
Homework Statement in the question you're having to solve for this. A force is applied at a angle of 30 degrees on a object that weighs 12kg that is also moving at a constant velocity. kinetic friction is equal to .70 i am confused on how to find the Force applied to achieve a constant...- Leedle
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- Friction Kinetic Kinetic friction
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Calculate the coefficient of kinetic friction for a sliding box
Homework Statement An electric motor is used to pull a 125 kg box across a floor using a long cable. The tension in the cable is 350N and the box accelerates at 1.2m/s2 (forward) for 5.0s. The cable breaks and the box slows down and stops. Calculating the coefficient of kinetic force? Given...- Sace Ver
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- Box Coefficient Friction Kinetic Kinetic friction Sliding
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What Factors Cause a Car to Skid on a Circular Track with Kinetic Friction?
Homework Statement This isn't a problem from a textbook or homework but just a general question. Say there's a car traveling in a circle and that the track has some coefficient of kinetic friction µ. What would make the car skid? Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution I'm thinking that...- Nishikino Maki
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- Circular Circular motion Forces Friction Kinetic Kinetic friction Track
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Coefficient of Kinetic Friction
Homework Statement A horizontal force of 150 N is used to push a 50.0 kg packing crate a distance of 5.00 m on a rough horizontal surface. The acceleration of gravity is 9.81 m/s2 . If the crate moves with constant velocity, calculate: a) the work done by the force. Answer in units of J. b)...- Beanie
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- Coefficient Friction Kinetic Kinetic friction
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Tension and acceleration of a sled?
Homework Statement A heavy sled is being pulled by two people as shown in the figure. The coefficient of static friction between the sled and the ground is μs = 0.579, and the kinetic friction coefficient is μk = 0.435. The combined mass of the sled and its load is m = 336 kg. The ropes are...- TheNeezoMan
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Stopping Distance and kinetic friction
Homework Statement While traveling on the highway with your 1000kg car, at 115.2 km/h, where you’re ABS (automatic braking system) is disabled. This means braking is relying solely on the friction of your tires with the road when they stop spinning. A dear jumps into the road 50 meters in...- David Donald
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- Friction Kinetic Kinetic friction Stopping distance
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Acceleration of mass with friction
Homework Statement At the instant shown the block is moving down the slope with P= 49 N, β= 38°, θ= 33° and M= 33 kg.Homework Equations What is the acceleration of the block up the slope if the kinetic coefficient of friction is 0.5? The Attempt at a Solution So I split all the forces into...- Jonski
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- Accelaration Acceleration Friction Kinetic friction Mass Plane
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Find the Coefficient of Kinetic Friction for Crate Movement
Homework Statement A crate on a rough horizontal floor is being moved horizontally by a force applied at a 16 degree angle above the horizontal. This is the smallest force that will move the crate at constant speed. What is the coefficient of kinetic friction? A : .11B : .27 C ...- Dalip Saini
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- Coefficient Friction Kinetic Kinetic friction Movement
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Answer out by 2 orders of magnitude....how?
Homework Statement A tradesman sharpens a knife by pushing it against a grindstone with a given applied force. The grindstone is 28kg, 15 cm in radius, is originally going at 200 rpm but is slowed down to 180 rpm over 10 s by applying the knife. The coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.20...- kostoglotov
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- Angular acceleration Force Kinetic friction Knife Torque
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Coefficient of Kinetic Friction and Variables
Homework Statement This is a theoretical question from my homework. We did a lab in class where we were using motion to see how kinetic friction is affected by different variables. We found the acceleration of a sliding wooden block (sliding on another wooded block), and then used that...- TyroneTheDino
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- Coefficient Friction Kinetic Kinetic friction Variables
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Kinetic friction on smooth then rough surface
Homework Statement Given a 2.0 kg mass at rest on a horizontal surface at point zero. For 30.0 m, a constant horizontal force of 6 N is applied to the mass. For the first 15 m, the surface is frictionless. For the second 15 m, there is friction between the surface and the mass. The 6 N force...- rasen58
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- Friction Kinetic Kinetic friction Smooth Surface
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How to find the force of friction?
Homework Statement What is the force of friction on the elastic powered car as it rolls across a smooth surface? GIVENS Displacement= 16.25m, Change in time= 22.5s, G=9.8m/s, Mass= 1kg UNKNOWNS V1=?, A=? Ff=? Homework Equations F=MA, A=V/T, Change displacement=((V1+V2)/2)T) The Attempt at a...- Matthew M
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How Does Doubling the Force Affect Kinetic Friction Between Two Blocks?
Homework Statement Block M1 is on top of block M2 which is on top of a horizontal frictionless surface. A horizontal force, F, is applied to M1. The coefficient of static friction is us and the coefficient of kinetic friction isuk. Find, a) the maximum force that can be applied to M1, such...- toesockshoe
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- Friction Kinetic Kinetic friction
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Help me understand static and kinetic friction please
Hi, I understand that the static coefficient of friction dictates how much force is required to initiate motion/slippage and kinetic(dynamic) coefficient of friction dictates how much force is required to maintain motion/slippage. So considering a clutch with a friction and drive plate, what is...- knight92
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- Friction Kinetic Kinetic friction Static
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Newtons' Second Law with Kinetic Friction Problem
Homework Statement While moving in, a new homeowner is pushing a box across the floor at a constant velocity. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the box and the floor is 0.41. The pushing force is directed downward and an angle θ below the horizontal. When θ is greater than a...- SpacemanRich
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- Friction Kinetic Kinetic friction Law Newton 2nd law Newtons Second law
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Kinetic friction and regenerative braking dilemma
Assume a car has a smart regenerative braking system that optionally locks up the wheels with the tires skidding or allows the wheels to rotate while skidding, using the torque from the rotating and skidding tires to generate power into some type of kinetic energy recovery system. Assume the...- rcgldr
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- Braking Friction Kinetic Kinetic friction
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At what angle of force is Kinetic friction least?
Homework Statement The total force needed to drag a box at constant speed across a surface with coefficient of kinetic friction Uk is least when the force is applied at an angle theta such that a.sin(theta) = Uk. b.cos(theta) = Uk. c.tan(theta) = Uk. d.cot(theta) = Uk. e.sec(theta) = Uk...- gijungkim
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- Angle Force Friction Kinetic Kinetic friction
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Determining Coefficient of Kinetic Friction w/m, t, and v
Homework Statement A 2.0 kg block of wood slides over a horizontal surface and comes to rest in 2.5 s. If its initial velocity was 9.0 m/s, what is the coefficient of kinetic friction? Homework Equations rho=mv change in rho=F*change in t Force of friction = mu*Force normal Force normal=mg...- crushedcorn
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- Coefficient Force of friction Friction Kinetic Kinetic friction Momentum Normal force
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Finding the kinetic friction between the block and surface
Homework Statement [/B] The block shown is pulled across the horizontal surface at a constant speed by the force shown. If M = 5.0 kg, F = 14 N and Theta= 35°, what is the coefficient of kinetic friction between the block and the horizontal surface? Homework Equations Fx = Fcos(theta) Ff = Fn...- gijungkim
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- Block Friction Kinetic Kinetic friction Surface
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Calculating the coefficient of kinetic friction
Homework Statement Problem: A 10 kg box slides down a hill and has a constant velocity. The angle of the hill is 10° with respect to the horizontal. What is the coefficient of kinetic friction between the surface of the hill and the box? Homework Equations Fn = mg + ma ƒk = μk * Fn The Attempt...- physlexic
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- Coefficient Friction Kinetic Kinetic friction
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How can i find the coefficient of kinetic friction?
Homework Statement I know incline is 16 degrees I know distance traveled is 2.85 meters I know Vf is 2.71 meters/second I calculated the meu static and got .287 Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution Tried every thing so lost- ciara0682
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- Coefficient Friction Kinetic Kinetic friction
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Kinetic friction and lost mechanical energy
An Object slides with a consistent velocity down an incline that has a 30 degree angle. I'm trying to find the kinetic friction and the ratio that the mechanical energy is lost on the way down. I think I have already calculated µ with F(friction)= µmgcos(θ)=mgsin(θ) out comes Tan(θ) = µ I...- hunbogi
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- Energy Friction Kinetic Kinetic friction Lost Mechanical Mechanical energy
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Finding Coefficient of Kinetic Friction
Homework Statement See, I was collecting data for a lab, and now when I look it at, I'm being asked to find the kinetic friction force and the coefficient of friction. What I was given was: the mass of the block: .261 kg gravity: 9.81 m/s2 the acceleration: -7.3125 m/s2 And that's it. If it...- Ryan Hwang
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- Coefficient Force Friction Kinetic Kinetic friction
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What is the kinetic friction coefficient?
Homework Statement A skier is sliding down a 20o slope at constant speed, what is the kinetic friction coefficient? Homework Equations E = 1/2 mv2 W = Fd F = ma F = μN = μmg The Attempt at a Solution Attempted to use ma = μmgsin20, which crosses out the masses since mass was not given, but...- Kailee
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- Coefficient Friction Friction coefficient Kinetic Kinetic friction
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Physics Gravity Problem and Kinetic Friction
Two astronauts are trying to figure out the mass of Mercury and the mass of Neptune. The astronauts decide to hit a 142 g ball with a bat on each planet and see how far it goes. They know the radius of mercury is 2,440 km and the radius of Neptune is 24,622 km. On mercury one astronaut hits the...- yomo710
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- Friction Gravity Kinetic Kinetic friction Physics
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Physics Problem with Spring Constant and Kinetic Friction
Homework Statement A person attaches a spring to an cubic object that weighs 36kg and pulls this object along a table made of material X horizontally with a steady speed of 1.3m/s. The spring stretches a distance of 3.4cm. Find the ratio of the spring constant to the kinetic friction...- Q7heng
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- Constant Friction Kinetic Kinetic friction Physics Spring Spring constant
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Coefficient of kinetic friction between a car and the road
Homework Statement Just found this site ,looks really helpful , so i am doing some revision using past exam papers and have a few head scratches you guys maybe able to help with . A car of mass 1000 kg is traveling at a speed of 25 m/s when it applies its brakes suddenly. The car immediately...- discosucks
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- Car Coefficient Friction Kinetic Kinetic friction
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Equate Kinetic Friction to Rotational Energy?
Homework Statement So a car owner wants to change his current tires and rims to a wider set of tires and rims for increased handling ability. However, the owner does not want to lose any acceleration performance due to the increased friction of having wider tires. To combat this, the owner...- Gear Head
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- Energy Friction Kinetic Kinetic friction Rotational Rotational energy
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Tension problem, finding acceleration with kinetic friction
Three blocks are connected as shown in the uploaded picture. The strings and friction-less pulleys have negligible masses, and the coefficient of kinetic friction between the 2.0 kg block and the table is 0.17. What is the acceleration of the 2.0 kg block? Homework Equations ∑F = ma The...- p0ps1c1e
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- Acceleration Friction Kinetic Kinetic friction Newton equations Tension
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Finding Initial Speed given Kinetic Friction, Mass, and more
Hi, I'm new here and I'm having trouble with a question. 1. Homework Statement A 20.0-kg curling stone is released at the hog line and moves 28.35 m [W] to sit on the button and score a point. If the coefficient of kinetic friction between the stone and the ice is 0.00200, what was the...- Redjakk1
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- Coefficient Displacement Forces Friction Initial initial speed Kinetic Kinetic friction Mass Physics Speed
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Frictional Forces -- Skier trying 2 different skis on a gentle slope
1. A magazine reports that a new type of plastic ski is even more water repellent and that, on a gentle 203-m slope in the Alps, a skier reduced his time from 61 to 42 s with the new skis. Assuming a 3.0 degree slope, compute the coefficient of kinetic friction for each case. I am having...- Physisistor
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- Coefficients Forces Friction Frictional force Kinetic friction Slope
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