A block of mass m-0.5 kg starts to slide from rest at the top A of a curved track at a height h=4 m. There is no friction between the block and the track between points A and B. Then the block slides along the horizontal surface a distance d before coming to rest at C. The coefficient of kinetic friction on the horizontal surface between points B and C is u = 0.3 (g 10 m/s2) 4.0 m %3D 1- Calculate the total energy of the block at the point A 2- Determine the speed of the block at point B 3- Find the distance d between the points B and C.

A block of mass m-0.5 kg starts to slide from rest at the top A of a curved track at a height h=4 m. There is no friction between the block and the track between points A and B. Then the block slides along the horizontal surface a distance d before coming to rest at C. The coefficient of kinetic friction on the horizontal surface between points B and C is u = 0.3 (g 10 m/s2) 4.0 m %3D 1- Calculate the total energy of the block at the point A 2- Determine the speed of the block at point B 3- Find the distance d between the points B and C.

College Physics

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305952300

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

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Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

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