A box with an initial speed of 8 m/s8ms is moving up a ramp. The ramp has a kinetic friction coefficient of 1/6 16 and an incline of (3 pi )/8 3π8. How far along the ramp will the box go?

1 Answer
May 22, 2018

The distance is =3.31m=3.31m

Explanation:

Resolving in the direction up and parallel to the plane as positive ↗^++

The coefficient of kinetic friction is mu_k=F_r/Nμk=FrN

Then the net force on the object is

F=-F_r-WsinthetaF=FrWsinθ

=-F_r-mgsintheta=Frmgsinθ

=-mu_kN-mgsintheta=μkNmgsinθ

=mmu_kgcostheta-mgsintheta=mμkgcosθmgsinθ

According to Newton's Second Law of Motion

F=m*aF=ma

Where aa is the acceleration of the box

So

ma=-mu_kgcostheta-mgsinthetama=μkgcosθmgsinθ

a=-g(mu_kcostheta+sintheta)a=g(μkcosθ+sinθ)

The coefficient of kinetic friction is mu_k=1/6μk=16

The acceleration due to gravity is g=9.8ms^-2g=9.8ms2

The incline of the ramp is theta=3/8piθ=38π

The acceleration is a=-9.8*(1/6cos(3/8pi)+sin(3/8pi))a=9.8(16cos(38π)+sin(38π))

=-9.68ms^-2=9.68ms2

The negative sign indicates a deceleration

Apply the equation of motion

v^2=u^2+2asv2=u2+2as

The initial velocity is u=8ms^-1u=8ms1

The final velocity is v=0v=0

The acceleration is a=-9.68ms^-2a=9.68ms2

The distance is s=(v^2-u^2)/(2a)s=v2u22a

=(0-64)/(-2*9.68)=06429.68

=3.31m=3.31m