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Braking Distance Relationship |
2008-07-23 |
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From Mr.Adjetey:
you are travelling at 30km/h.According to the rule of thumb,the braking distance is 9 metres when braking normally.How long is the braking distance under the same conditions when travelling at 60km/h?
Answered by Janice Cotcher. |
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A couch sliding off a truck |
2007-04-30 |
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From William:
A couch with a mass of 1 X 10^2kg is placed on an adjustable ramp connected to a truck. As one end of the ramp is raised, the couch begins to move downward. If the couch slides down the ramp with an acceleration of .70 meters per second when the ramp angle is 25 degrees, what is the coefficient of kinetic friction between the ramp and couch?
I drew a force diagram and if I did it correctly I identified the forces involved as "mg" (mass x gravity), "Fn" (normal force) and the "Ff" (frictional force). I know that we have the couch sliding down the ramp a .70 m/s but I don't think this a force and I'm not sure how this info fits into the problem. I know that the formula for calculating the coefficient of friction is Ff/Fn. Based upon the force diagram I drew and calculated Fn to be 1082N. I can't seem to get past this point. How do I determine what the frictional force is?
Answered by Stephen La Rocque. |
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Friction of a skier |
2007-03-24 |
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From William:
An olympic skier moving at 20.0 m/s down a 30 degree slope encounters a region of wet snow and slides 145m before coming to a halt. What is the coefficient of friction between the skis and the snow?
Answered by Stephen La Rocque. |
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