A student applies a force of magnitude 75 N at an angle of 37o with the horizontal to push a 52-kg sled a distance of 4.0 m across a frictionless surface. Assuming the sled started from rest, find the final speed of the sled.

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1. A student applies a force of magnitude 75 N at an angle of 37o with the horizontal to push a 52-kg sled a distance of 4.0 m across a frictionless surface. Assuming the sled started from rest, find the final speed of the sled.

2. A student applies a force of magnitude 39.0 N at an angle of 22.6owith the horizontal to push a 4.00-kg
textbook 1.00 m across a table from rest to a final speed of 2.00 m/s. Find the work done by friction on the
textbook.   

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