When being unloaded from a moving truck, a 10.0- kilogram suitcase is placed on a flat ramp inclined at 36.0 o. When released from rest, the suitcase accelerates down the ramp at 1.42 m/s². What is the coefficient of kinetic friction between the suitcase and the ramp?

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When being unloaded from a moving truck, a 10.0- kilogram suitcase is placed on a flat ramp inclined at 36.0 o. When released from rest, the suitcase accelerates down the ramp at 1.42 m/s². What is the coefficient of kinetic friction between the suitcase and the ramp?

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