Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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Chapter 6 - Applications of Newton's Laws - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 185: 88

Answer

$0.042$

Work Step by Step

We can find the coefficient of kinetic friction as follows: $F=Kx$ $\implies F=(89)(0.22)$ $F=1.96N$ The force in the y direction is given as $F_y=N+Fsin\theta-W=0$ $\implies N=W-Fsin\theta$.........eq(1) Similarly, the force in the horizontal x-direction is given as: $\Sigma F_x=Fcos\theta-\mu_kN=0$ $\implies \mu_k=\frac{Fcos\theta}{N}$ We substitute the value of N from eq(1): $\implies \mu_k=\frac{Fcos\theta}{W-Fsin\theta}$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $\mu_k=\frac{(1.96)cos13^{\circ}}{(4.7)(9.81)-(1.96)sin13^{\circ}}$ $\mu_k=0.042$
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