A toboggan slides down a hill and has a constant velocity. The angle of the hill is 7.60° with respect to the horizontal. What is the coefficient of kinetic friction between the surface of the hill and the toboggan?

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Answer:

The coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.133

Step-by-step explanation:

Consider the provided information.

A toboggan slides down a hill and has a constant velocity. The angle of the hill is 7.60° with respect to the horizontal.

Let the coefficient of KE is μ.

It is given that the velocity is constant, therefore

[tex]\mu\ mg\ cos(\theta) = mg\ sin(\theta)[/tex]

[tex]\mu\ cos(\theta) =sin(\theta)[/tex]3

[tex]\mu =\frac{sin(\theta)}{cos(\theta)}[/tex]

[tex]\mu =tan(\theta)[/tex]

It is given that the angle of the hill is 7.60° with respect to the horizontal.

Substitute the value of 7.60° in above.

[tex]\mu =tan(7.60)[/tex]

[tex]\mu\approx0.133[/tex]

Therefore, the coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.133