At an animal circus show, a 900-kg sea lion slides down a wet slide inclined at an angle of 28o to the horizontal. The coefficient of friction between the sea lion and the slide is 0.040. What frictional force slows the sea lion’s motion down the slide?

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note: please thoroughly explain your answer and do not forget to follow the GRESA (Given, Required, Equation, Solution, Answer)! thank you

Problem: At an animal circus show, a 900-kg sea lion slides down a wet slide inclined at an angle of 28o to the horizontal. The coefficient of friction between the sea lion and the slide is 0.040. What frictional force slows the sea lion’s motion down the slide?

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