A box with an initial speed of 8ms is moving up a ramp. The ramp has a kinetic friction coefficient of 14 and an incline of 5π12. How far along the ramp will the box go?

1 Answer
Apr 22, 2018

The distance is =3.17m

Explanation:

Resolving in 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 of Motion

F=ma

Where a is the acceleration of the box

So

ma=μkgcosθmgsinθ

a=g(μkcosθ+sinθ)

The coefficient of kinetic friction is μk=14

The acceleration due to gravity is g=9.8ms2

The incline of the ramp is θ=512π

The acceleration is a=9.8(14cos(512π)+sin(512π))

=10.1ms2

The negative sign indicates a deceleration

Apply the equation of motion

v2=u2+2as

The initial velocity is u=8ms1

The final velocity is v=0

The acceleration is a=10.1ms2

The distance is s=v2u22a

=064210.1

=3.17m