An NHL hockey puck weighs about 0.16 kg. It is shot from one side of the rink to the other side 60 m away. it begins travelling at a speed of 15 m/s across the ice and hits the other side 4.5 seconds later, determine the coefficient of kinetic friction between the ice and the puck.

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An NHL hockey puck weighs about 0.16 kg. It is shot from one side of the rink to the other side 60 m away. it begins travelling at a speed of 15 m/s across the ice and hits the other side 4.5 seconds later, determine the coefficient of kinetic friction between the ice and the puck.

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