A 29-kg child starts from rest and slides down a slide that is 3.6 m high. At the bottom of the slide, the child is moving 1.35 m/s. m = 29 kg h = 3.6 m v = 1.35 m/s How much work, in joules, was done by the nonconservative force of friction on the child?

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A 29-kg child starts from rest and slides down a slide that is 3.6 m high. At the bottom of the slide, the child is moving 1.35 m/s.
m = 29 kg
h = 3.6 m
v = 1.35 m/s


How much work, in joules, was done by the nonconservative force of friction on the child? 



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