A curling stone slides across the ice at 4.3 m/s. The coefficient of friction between the stone and the ice is 0.05. How far does the stone travel?
Given the initial velocity of the stone u = 4.3m/s and the coefficient of friction between the stone and the ice is = 0.05. Since the stone eventually comes rest, the final velocity v = 0m/s. Let L be the distance travelled by the stone before coming to rest, then
On a surface with friction, the force acting on the stone is
Therefore,
So the stone travels 18.87m before coming to rest.
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