F-2 A hockey puck leaves a players stick with a velocity of 10 m/s and slides 40 m before coming to rest. Find the coefficient of friction between the puck and the ice.
Violet = velocity vector |
Looking in the y-direction (+ ) FN + (-) mg = Fnet = ma = 0 FN - mg = 0 FN= mg |
Looking in the x - direction |
Note that there is no force in the + X direction. Note also that the velocity vector is not part of the calculation in the box above right because it is not a force vector |
We can calculate the acceleraton
from the kinematics where V^2 =Vi^2 + 2 a d a = -1.25 m/s^2 |
u = -a/g u = - (-1.25 m/s^2) / 9.8 m/s^2 u = .127 |
pubished 06/25/07