How would you go about solving this Work-kinetic energy thorem?

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The discussion focuses on solving a physics problem involving the work-kinetic energy theorem for a car on a sloped driveway. The car, weighing 2.1x103 kg, experiences a friction force of 4.0x103 N and reaches a speed of 3.8 m/s at the bottom of a 20-degree incline. The user initially applied the formula 0.5mv2 = gmD(cos20) but calculated the length of the driveway as 7.1 m, which contradicts the correct answer of 5.1 m found in the textbook. The user seeks clarification on the application of the work-energy principle and the role of friction in the calculations.

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A 2.1x10^3kg car starts from rest at the top of a driveway that is sloped at an angle of 20 degrees with the horizontal. An average friction force of 4.0x10^3N impedes the car's motion so that the car's speed at the bottom of the driveway is 3.8m/s. What is the length of the driveway?
What i did was:
.5mv^2=gmD(cos20)
.5(2.1x10^3)(3.8)^2=4.0x10^3d(cos 20) and got d= 7.1
I check the back of y book and the answer is 5.1. What did I do wrong? Did I use the wrong formula? How do I go about solving this problem?
 
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That frictional force is already along the slope, so the total energy mgh will be equal to the work done by the frictional force + ke at the bottom of the incline.
 

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