A mother and her child are skiing together, and the mother is holding the end of a

Question:

A mother and her child are skiing together, and the mother is holding the end of a rope tied to the child's waist. They are moving at a speed of 7.2 km/h on a gently sloping portion of the ski slope when the mother observes that they are approaching a steep descent. She pulls on the rope with an average force of 7 N. Knowing the coefficient of friction between the child and the ground is 0.1 and the angle of the rope does not change, determine

(a) The time required for the child's speed to be cut in half,

(b) The distance traveled in this time.