Speed of Block after Newton's Second Law

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Homework Statement



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I have a question on this part. Would I just use the "v = v0 at" equation here because the question states "after it starts moving?" Do i need to include static/kinetic friction into this equation somehow?

Homework Equations



part a) Newton's Second Law

part b) v=v0 at

The Attempt at a Solution



For part A, I found the acceleration to be (Tcos∂-((mg-Tsin∂)*[itex]\mu[/itex]k)) / m

For part B I'm thinking that I use "v = v0 at" but the "after it starts moving" part of the question confuses me. Does it mean that v0 would be 0?
 
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idllotsaroms said:
For part A, I found the acceleration to be (Tcos∂-((mg-Tsin∂)*[itex]\mu[/itex]k)) / m
That's fine. (Where you use T instead of F.)

For part B I'm thinking that I use "v = v0 at" but the "after it starts moving" part of the question confuses me. Does it mean that v0 would be 0?
Yes, v0 = 0. The equation you mean is v = v0 + at.