A 2kg box is given a swift kick, and then allowed to slide along the ground until friction slows it to a stop. If the coefficient of static friction between this box and the ground is 0.7, and the coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.5, what is the magnitude of the acceleration that this box will experience? * 4.9 m/s/s 2.7 m/s/s 6.3 m/s/s 9.8 m/s/s

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A 2kg box is given a swift kick, and then allowed to slide along the ground until friction slows it to a stop. If the coefficient of static friction between this box and the ground is 0.7, and the coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.5, what is the magnitude of the acceleration that this box will experience? *

 

4.9 m/s/s

2.7 m/s/s

6.3 m/s/s

9.8 m/s/s

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