document.write( "Question 1161490: A box is given a push so that it slides across the floor. Given that the coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.15 and the push imparts an initial speed of 3.5 m/s. Determine how far it will go. \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "The law of energy conservation says that the initial kinetic energy is equal to the work of the friction  force\r\n" );
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document.write( "     = k*m*g*x\r\n" );
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document.write( "Cancel the common factor \"m\" (the mass) in both sides. Then substitute the given data and find the the length x \r\n" );
document.write( "\"how far it will go\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "     = 0.15*9.81*x\r\n" );
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document.write( "    x =  = 4.16 meters.    ANSWER\r\n" );
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