A bead in circular motion in space

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Consider a bead of mass m that is free to move on a thin, circular wire of radius r. The bead is given an initial speed v0 and there is a coefficient of kinetic friction us. The experiment is performed in a spacecraft drifting in space. Find the speed of the bead at any subsequent time t.

I did the following:

fk= m*a= m * dv/dt

v(t)= v0 - m * dv/dt

But I bet that is not the answer... Could somebody please help?
 
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