A contestant in a winter games event pushes a 35.0 kg block of ice across a frozen lake as shown in Figure (a). 25° F (a) F 25° (b) The coefficient of static friction is 0.1 and the coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.03. a. Calculate the minimum force F he must exert to get the block moving. F= N b. What is its acceleration once it starts to move, if that force is maintained? a= m/s²

A contestant in a winter games event pushes a 35.0 kg block of ice across a frozen lake as shown in Figure (a). 25° F (a) F 25° (b) The coefficient of static friction is 0.1 and the coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.03. a. Calculate the minimum force F he must exert to get the block moving. F= N b. What is its acceleration once it starts to move, if that force is maintained? a= m/s²

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Chapter5: Further Applications Of Newton's Laws: Friction, Drag, And Elasticity

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