Hat is the coefficient of kinetic friction between the floor and the box

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The problem involves a 5kg box sliding across a floor, requiring the determination of the coefficient of kinetic friction based on its initial speed and distance traveled before coming to rest. The subject area pertains to dynamics and friction in physics.

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  • Participants discuss the application of conservation of energy, the relationship between kinetic energy and frictional force, and the need for clarity on the derivation of formulas used in the problem.

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Some participants have offered insights into the energy considerations involved, while others are questioning the derivations and assumptions made in the calculations. There is an ongoing exploration of different interpretations and approaches to the problem.

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One participant notes that this is a multiple-choice question, which may influence the approach to finding the coefficient of kinetic friction. There is also a request for clarity on the assumptions made in the calculations presented.

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I have no idea of how to start solving this problem.
A 5kg box slides 3m across the floor before coming to rest. What is the coefficient of kinetic friction between the floor and the box if the box had an initial speed of 3m/s?
Can somebody please help me solve the problem?
 
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We respectfully request students to show their work.

Now since the box has an initial velocity, it has kinetic energy. It has mass, and therefore a weight, and therefore a frictional force (in a gravitational field).

Use conservation of energy and the fact that force applied over distance is equivalent to energy. When the box stops, it has not kinetic energy. What happened to the initial kinetic energy?
 
I have no idea, it is one of my HMK problems from Physics. It is a multiple choice question, the choices are 1.05,0.587,0.153,0.306, and 0.2
 
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I think this is how it is solved.
Fk=mv2/d
Fk=15
[tex]\mu[/tex]=Fk/mg
[tex]\mu[/tex]=0.306
 
Please show how one derived those relations, particularly Fk=mv2/d. And please show the values one assumes.

There appears to be a factor of 2 missing.
 

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