Skylar pulls a 6.00-kg crate across a horizontal floor for a distance of 2.6 m as shown. The tension force in the rope is 93 N and the angle is 30.0° with respect to the horizontal. The frictional force on the crate is 19 N. What is the work done by the friction force, in Joules?

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Skylar pulls a 6.00-kg crate across a horizontal floor for a distance of 2.6 m as shown. The tension force in the rope is 93 N and the angle is 30.0° with respect to the horizontal. The frictional force on the crate is 19 N. What is the work done by the friction force, in Joules?

 

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A student is riding a bicycle at a constant speed of 4.29 m/s on a level road. The mass of the student and bicycle together is 79.3 kg. Assume the friction and drag is 31.6 N. What is the student's metabolic power, in Watts? Use g = 10.0 m/s2.

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