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Homework Statement
Consider a half pipe of height L. The middle section, non sloping part, has a friction coefficient of ##\mu_k = 0.1## and frictionless every where else. The length of this section is L. How many times can the skateboarder go back and forth before he stops?
Homework Equations
##\sum\mathbf{F} = m\mathbf{a}##
The Attempt at a Solution
In the friction section,$$
\sum F_x = v_x - F_f = v_x - .1N
$$
since ##F_f = \mu_k N##.
For the frictionless section, we would have (not sure about this part)
\begin{align}
F_y &= mg\cos(\theta)\\
F_x &= mg\sin(\theta)
\end{align}
Not sure how to determine how many times the skateboarder can go back and forth.