A block of mass M with a contact area A slides down an inclined plane with a coefficient of friction of 0.4 and travels a distance L in time T. How long would it take another block with the same mass and composition , but with contact area 2A to slide at the same distance L?

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A block of mass M with a contact area A slides down an inclined plane with a coefficient of friction of 0.4 and travels a distance L in time T. How long would it take another block with the same mass and composition , but with contact area 2A to slide at the same distance L?

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