Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32190-308-0
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-308-2

Chapter 6 - Applications of Newton's Laws - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 183: 71

Answer

$1.4$

Work Step by Step

We can find the coefficient of kinetic friction as follows: $\Sigma F_x=F_{spring}-f_k=0$ $\implies Kx-\mu_kN=0$ This can be rearranged as: $\mu_k=\frac{Kx}{N}$ $\implies \mu_k=\frac{Kx}{mg}$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $\mu_k=\frac{(850.0)(0.0620)}{(3.85)(9.81)}$ $\mu_k=1.4$
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