Where brick hits ground after sliding off a roof w/ friction

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The problem involves a brick sliding off a roof, starting from a height of 7.0 m and ending at 4.0 m above ground, with a coefficient of kinetic friction of 0.28. The scenario includes analyzing forces acting on the brick as it slides down the roof and determining its landing position after it leaves the roof.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory, Assumption checking, Problem interpretation

Approaches and Questions Raised

  • The original poster attempts to analyze the forces acting on the brick using a force diagram and considers how to calculate acceleration down the roof. They question whether to treat the motion as a projectile after determining acceleration.

Discussion Status

Participants are actively discussing the correct interpretation of the coefficient of kinetic friction and its application to find the frictional force. There is a focus on clarifying the relationship between the coefficient and the frictional force, as well as determining the speed of the brick as it leaves the roof.

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Participants are addressing potential misunderstandings regarding the definitions of frictional force and its calculation, which may affect the overall analysis of the problem.

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Homework Statement


Brick is sliding off a roof, starts at the peak of the roof (7.0 m above ground), slides down roof with kinetic friction value of 0.28, very edge of roof is 4.0 m above ground. Where does the brick land on the ground?
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The Attempt at a Solution


I attempted the solution by: [/B]
drawing force diagram of brick (@ = angle of incline, 30 degrees) which gives the acceleration down (acceleration down the roof = positive direction) the roof by:
ma = mgsin@ - frictional force
ma = mgsin30 - 0.28

Now should I just continue to solve for the acceleration and then treat this as a projectile? If so, can someone walk me through it?


Thanks!
 
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0.28 is not the frictional force. It is the coefficient of kinetic friction. How do you obtain the frictional force from the coefficient?
 
haruspex said:
0.28 is not the frictional force. It is the coefficient of kinetic friction. How do you obtain the frictional force from the coefficient?
Oh yeah!
The frictional force (Ff) = coefficient of kinetic friciton * Fn = 0.28 * mgcos@
 
isabelrose said:
Oh yeah!
The frictional force (Ff) = coefficient of kinetic friciton * Fn = 0.28 * mgcos@
Good.
So, at what speed does it leave the roof?
 

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