A sled is traveling at 15.0 m/s. It slides to rest under the influence of friction in 2.54 s. What is the coefficient of kinetic friction required to do this?
Let, the initial velocity, final velocity and acceleration of the sled be u, v and a respectively.
Using the law of kinematics,
Hence, the sled decelerates at 5.90 m/s2.
Now, Frictional force,
Hence, acceleration, a = Force/mass = F/m = *g
Answer: the coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.6.
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