Work and Energy in Nonconservative Systems: Solving Problems with Pictures

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Homework Statement



Picture given.

Homework Equations



Picture given.


The Attempt at a Solution



In picture.

I thought it would just be easier to post a picture of what I was doing.

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PE_i - W_nc = KE_f + PE_f
 

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