Question

After hitting a long fly ball that goes over the right fielder's head and lands in the outfield , the batter decides to keep going past second base and try for third base . The 58 kg player begins sliding 3.40 m from the base with a speed of 4.35 m/s.

part a:

If the player comes to rest at third base, how much work was done on the player by friction?

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Part b:

If the player comes to rest at third base, What was the coefficient of kinetic friction between the player and the ground?

Answer 1