183_notes:examples:sliding_to_a_stop

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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 6,0,0m/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=(FNmg)Δt=0

Combining these two equations and writing px=mvx, we have

Δ(mvx)=mgΔt

Δ(vx)=gΔt

Δ(t)=0vxig=vxig

Δ(t)=6m/s0.4(9.8N/kg)=1.53s

Since the net force was constant, vx,avg=(vxi+vxf)/2, so

Δ(x)/Δ(t)=((6+0)/2)m/s=3m/s

Δ(x)=(3m/s)(1.53s)=4.5m

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