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Example: Sliding to a Stop
You take a 3 kg metal block and slide it along the floor, where the coefficient of friction is only 0.4. You release the block with an initial velocity of $\langle 6, 0, 0\rangle m/s$. How long will it take for the block to come to a stop? How far does the block move?
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Solution
$ x: \Delta p_x = -F_N\Delta t $