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\n" ); document.write( "Derek is playing cards with his friends, and it is his turn to deal. A card has a mass of 2.3 g, and it slides 0.35 m
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document.write( "The initial kinetic energy is equal to the work by the friction force:\r\n" );
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document.write( " = ,\r\n" );
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document.write( "where m is the mass, v is the initial speed of the card,  is the friction force and d is the distance the card slides.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Further,  = mg*k,\r\n" );
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document.write( "where g is the gravity acceleration and k is the coefficient of kinetic friction between the card and the table, equal to 0.24.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Combining this together you get\r\n" );
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document.write( " = mg*k*d.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Cancel the factor m in both sides and substitute your data. You will get\r\n" );
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document.write( " = g*k*d,\r\n" );
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document.write( " =  = 1.284.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer.  1.284 m/s.\r\n" );
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