Two blocks, A and B (with mass 55 kg and 130 kg, respectively), are connected by a string, as shown in the figure below. The pulley is frictionless and of negligible mass. The coefficient of kinetic friction between block A and the incline is μk = 0.30. Determine the change in the kinetic energy of block A as it moves from (C) to (D), a distance of 17 m up the incline (and block B drops downward a distance of 17 m) if the system starts from rest. J

Two blocks, A and B (with mass 55 kg and 130 kg, respectively), are connected by a string, as shown in the figure below. The pulley is frictionless and of negligible mass. The coefficient of kinetic friction between block A and the incline is μk = 0.30. Determine the change in the kinetic energy of block A as it moves from (C) to (D), a distance of 17 m up the incline (and block B drops downward a distance of 17 m) if the system starts from rest. J

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Two blocks, A and B (with mass 55 k g and 130 k g , respectively), are connected by a string, as shown in the figure below. The pulley is frictionless and of negligible mass. The coefficient of kinetic friction between block A and the incline is μ k = 0.30 . Determine the change in the kinetic energy of block A as it moves from (C) to (D), a distance of 17 m up the incline (and block B drops downward a distance of 17 m ) if the system starts from rest. J

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