Question
Camping equipment weighing 6000 N is pulled across a frozen lake by means of a horizontal rope. The coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.05. The work done by the campers in pulling the equipment 1000 m at constant velocity is:
We never utilized friction this chapter so I don't really know why this a problem on the homework but is it just W = 6000*.05*1000 = 3*10^5 J
We never utilized friction this chapter so I don't really know why this a problem on the homework but is it just W = 6000*.05*1000 = 3*10^5 J
Answers
drwls
Yes, that's it!
The (kinetic) friction coefficient times the weight is the friction force that must be applied.
The (kinetic) friction coefficient times the weight is the friction force that must be applied.
Drew
Why do we not need to convert N into kg?