If an object is moving at #15 m/s# over a surface with a kinetic friction coefficient of #u_k=5 /g#, how far will the object continue to move?
1 Answer
May 24, 2017
The distance is
Explanation:
Let the mass of the object be
Then,
the coefficient of friction is
So,
We apply Newton's Second Law
The deceleration is
We apply the equation of motion