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It's a snowy day and you're pulling a friend along a level road on a sled. You've both been taking physics, so she asks what you

think the coefficient of friction between the sled and the snow is. You've been walking at a steady 1.5\;{\rm m}/{\rm s}, and the rope pulls up on the sled at a 42.0^\circ angle. You estimate that the mass of the sled, with your friend on it, is 73.0 kg and that you're pulling with a force of 87.0 N.?

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Maru [3.3K]3 months ago

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Answer:

0.0984

Explanation:

The first diagram below illustrates a free body diagram that will aid in resolving this problem.

According to the diagram, the force's horizontal component can be expressed as:

$F_X = F_{cos \ \theta}$

Substituting 42° for θ and 87.0° for $F$

$F_X =87.0 \ N \ *cos \ 42 ^\circ$

$F_X =64.65 \ N$

Meanwhile, the vertical component is:

$F_Y = Fsin \ \theta$

Again substituting 42° for θ and 87.0° for $F$

$F_Y =87.0 \ N \ *sin \ 42 ^\circ$

$F_Y =58.21 \ N$

In resolving the vector, let A denote the components in mutually perpendicular directions.

The magnitudes of both components are illustrated in the second diagram provided and can be represented as A cos θ and A sin θ

The frictional force can be expressed as:

$f = \mu \ N$

Where;

$\mu$ is the coefficient of friction

N = the normal force

Also, the normal reaction (N) is calculated as mg - F sin θ

Substituting $F_Y \ for \ F_{sin \ \theta}$ . Normal reaction becomes:

$N = mg \ - \ F_Y$

By balancing the forces, the horizontal component of the force equals the frictional force.

The horizontal component is described as follows:

$F_X = \mu \ ( mg - \ F_Y)$

Rearranging the equation above to isolate $\mu$ leads to:

$\mu \ = \ \frac{F_X}{mg - F_Y}$

Substituting in the following values:

$F_X \ = \ 64.65 \ N$

m = 73 kg

g = 9.8 m/s²

$F_Y = \ 58.21 N$

Thus:

$\mu \ = \ \frac{64.65 N}{(73.0 kg)(9.8m/s^2) - (58.21 \ N)}$

$\mu = 0.0984$

Therefore, the coefficient of friction is = 0.0984

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