This is an old revision of the document!
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 ⟨6,0,0⟩m/s. How long will it take for the block to come to a stop? How far does the block move?
Facts
Lacking
Approximations & Assumptions
Representations
Solution
x:Δpx=−FNΔt
y:Δpy=(FN−mg)Δt=0
Combining these two equations and writing px=mvx, we have
Δ(mvx)=−mgΔt
Δ(vx)=−gΔt
\Delta(t) = \dfrac{0 - v_{xi}}\{-g} = \dfrac{v_{xi}}\{g}