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A wooden block slides directly down an inclined plane, at a constant velocity of 6.0 m/s. What is the coefficient of kinetic friction, if the plane makes an angle of 25° with the horizontal?

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Answer:

[tex]\mu_{k} \approx 0.466[/tex]

Explanation:

As wooden block has a two-dimensional and slides down an inclined plane at constant speed. The following equations of equilibrium are:

[tex]\Sigma F_{x'} = m\cdot g \cdot \sin \theta - \mu_{k}\cdot N = 0[/tex]

[tex]\Sigma F_{y'} = N - m\cdot g \cdot \cos \theta = 0[/tex]

Normal force is:

[tex]N = m\cdot g \cdot \cos \theta[/tex]

Then, it is introduced in the remaining equation, which is simplified afterwards:

[tex]\mu_{k} = \tan \theta[/tex]

[tex]\mu_{k} = \tan 25^{\textdegree}[/tex]

[tex]\mu_{k} \approx 0.466[/tex]