How Does Kinetic Energy Change on an Inclined Plane with Friction?

[ramenmeal]

Homework Statement

A crate of mass 10.2 kg is pulled up a rough incline with an initial speed of 1.42 m/s. The pulling force is 94.0 N parallel to the incline, which makes an angle of 20.7° with the horizontal. The coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.400, and the crate is pulled 4.92 m.

(b) Determine the increase in internal energy of the crate-incline system due friction.
(d) What is the change in kinetic energy of the crate?
(e) What is the speed of the crate after being pulled 4.92 m?

Homework Equations

KE = .5mv^2
frictional force = u(Fn)
work = F x distance

The Attempt at a Solution

for b, i thought it should just be the force of friction x distance so i did uFn(4.92)
for the others i don't really know

 

[BAnders1]

The total energy of the system is conserved, that is, E=K+U+E_{int}=constant.
In general, K=1/2mv^2, U=mgy and E_{int} is the energy lost to friction.

Draw a picture of the initial and final states of the system, and keep in mind that the energy is the same in both states, though K, U, and E_{int} may have different values.