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A contestant in a winter games event pushes a 38.0 kg block of ice across a frozen lake as shown in the figure below. The
A contestant in a winter games event pushes a 38.0 kg block of ice across a frozen lake as shown in the figure below. The coefficient of static friction is 0.1 and the coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.03. (Assume = 21ยบ.)
(a) Calculate the minimum force F he must exert to get the block moving. 43.10 N
(b) What is its acceleration once it starts to move, if that force is maintained?
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College Algebra Graphs and Models
Authors: Marvin L. Bittinger, Judith A. Beecher, David J. Ellenbogen, Judith A. Penna
5th edition
321845404, 978-0321791009, 321791002, 978-0321783950, 321783956, 978-0321845405
