Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics
4th Edition
ISBN: 9780131495081
Author: Douglas C. Giancoli
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
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Chapter 8, Problem 35P
(II) A skier traveling 9.0 m/s reaches the fool of a steady upward 19° incline and glides 12 m up along this slope before coming to rest. What was the average coefficient of friction?
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Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics
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