A box with an initial speed of 8ms is moving up a ramp. The ramp has a kinetic friction coefficient of 34 and an incline of 2π3. How far along the ramp will the box go?

1 Answer
Jan 17, 2018

The distance is =6.65m

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

F=ma

Where a is the acceleration

So

ma=μkgcosθmgsinθ

a=g(μkcosθ+sinθ)

The coefficient of kinetic friction is μk=34

The acceleration due to gravity is g=9.8ms2

The incline of the ramp is θ=23π

a=9.8(34cos(23π)+sin(23π))

=4.81ms2

The negative sign indicates a deceleration

We apply the equation of motion

v2=u2+2as

u=8ms1

v=0

a=4.81ms2

s=v2u22a

=06424.81

=6.65m