A box with an initial speed of 7ms is moving up a ramp. The ramp has a kinetic friction coefficient of 14 and an incline of π8. How far along the ramp will the box go?

1 Answer
May 12, 2017

The distance is =4.07m

Explanation:

Taking the direction up and parallel to the plane as positive +

The coefficient of kinetic friction is μk=FrN

Then the net force on the object is

F=FrWsinθ

=Frmgsinθ

=μkNmgsinθ

=mμkgcosθmgsinθ

According to Newton's Second Law

F=ma

Where a is the acceleration

So

ma=μkgcosθmgsinθ

a=g(μkcosθ+sinθ)

a=9.8(14cos(18π)+sin(18π))

=6.01ms2

The negative sign indicates a deceleration

We apply the equation of motion

v2=u2+2as

u=7ms1

v=0

a=6.01ms2

s=v2u22a

=04926.01

=4.07m