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Hey folks,
I was trying to work out a problem on conservation of energy and am totally stuck. Was hoping someone could help... the problem was this...
A 38 kg block slides with an initial speed of 7 m/s up a ramp inclined at an angle of 35o with the horizontal. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the block and the ramp is 0.5. Use energy conservation to find the distance the block slides before coming to rest.
I was working with the assumption that at the end of the climb,
PE = KE + Wf
where, PE = potential energy
KE = kinetic energy
Wf = work done by friction = coefficient * Normal force
Reason I get stuck is that there is no d (displacement on slope) or h (height of block at the end of motion). I tried solving one for the other by using h/d = sin theta... but I don't think it's right.
******EDITED PART STARTS*******
Here's what i had done:
PE = KE - Wf (minus because going up the slope)
mgh = mv2 - (F*d) (F = friction_coeff * m * g * cos theta)
dividing both sides by m*g*d I got...
h/d = (v2/dg) - (F/mg)
but, h/d = sin theta
so,
v2/dg = (F/mg) + sin theta
then I solved for d... and got an answer of 5.1 m. However this was wrong!
******EDITED PART ENDS******
And I've spent an hour on this and am totally frustrated and thus useless ... any and all assistance/clue/guidance will be totally appreciated.
Thanks.
- O
I was trying to work out a problem on conservation of energy and am totally stuck. Was hoping someone could help... the problem was this...
A 38 kg block slides with an initial speed of 7 m/s up a ramp inclined at an angle of 35o with the horizontal. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the block and the ramp is 0.5. Use energy conservation to find the distance the block slides before coming to rest.
I was working with the assumption that at the end of the climb,
PE = KE + Wf
where, PE = potential energy
KE = kinetic energy
Wf = work done by friction = coefficient * Normal force
Reason I get stuck is that there is no d (displacement on slope) or h (height of block at the end of motion). I tried solving one for the other by using h/d = sin theta... but I don't think it's right.
******EDITED PART STARTS*******
Here's what i had done:
PE = KE - Wf (minus because going up the slope)
mgh = mv2 - (F*d) (F = friction_coeff * m * g * cos theta)
dividing both sides by m*g*d I got...
h/d = (v2/dg) - (F/mg)
but, h/d = sin theta
so,
v2/dg = (F/mg) + sin theta
then I solved for d... and got an answer of 5.1 m. However this was wrong!
******EDITED PART ENDS******
And I've spent an hour on this and am totally frustrated and thus useless ... any and all assistance/clue/guidance will be totally appreciated.
Thanks.
- O
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