Essential University Physics (3rd Edition)
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Author: Richard Wolfson
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Chapter 7, Problem 55P
A 190-g block is launched by compressing a spring of constant k = 200 N/m by 15 cm. The spring is mounted horizontally, and the surface directly under it is frictionless. But beyond the equilibrium position of the spring end, the surface has frictional coefficient μ = 0.27. This frictional surface extends 85 cm. followed by a frictionless curved rise, as shown in Fig. 7.21. After it’s launched, where does the block finally come to rest? Measure from the left end of the frictional zone.
FIGURE 7.21 Problem 55
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