A small block of mass 150 g starts at rest at A, slides to B where its speed is vB = 6.4 m/s, then slides along the horizontal surface a distance 15 m before coming to rest at C. (See below. ) (a) What is the work of friction along the curved surface (in J)? (b) What is the coefficient of kinetic friction along the horizontal surface? μk =

A small block of mass 150 g starts at rest at A, slides to B where its speed is vB = 6.4 m/s, then slides along the horizontal surface a distance 15 m before coming to rest at C. (See below. ) (a) What is the work of friction along the curved surface (in J)? (b) What is the coefficient of kinetic friction along the horizontal surface? μk =

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A small block of mass 150 g starts at rest at A , slides to B where its speed is v B = 6.4 m / s , then slides along the horizontal surface a distance 15 m before coming to rest at C . (See below.) (a) What is the work of friction along the curved surface (in J)? (b) What is the coefficient of kinetic friction along the horizontal surface?
μ k =

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