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The answer is A, red.
"Remember, the color you see is light REFLECTING off the surface of that object. If all colors are absorbed in to the surface EXCEPT red, red must be reflected, and you'll see red." - Yahoo User @Chap
Answer:
A) 89.39 J
B) 30.39J
C) 23.8 J
Explanation:
We are given;
F = 30.2N
m = 3.5 kg
μ_k = 0.646
d = 2.96m
ΔEth (Block) = 35.2J
A) Work done by the applied force on the block-floor system is given as;
W = F•d
Thus, W = 30.2 x 2.96 = 89.39 J
B) Total thermal energy dissipated by the whole system which includes the floor and the block is given as;
ΔEth = μ_k•mgd
Thus, ΔEth = 0.646 x 3.5 x 9.8 x 2.96 = 65.59J
Now, we are given the thermal energy of the block which is ΔEth (Block) = 35.2J.
Thus,
ΔEth = ΔEth (Block) + ΔEth (floor)
Thus,
ΔEth (floor) = ΔEth - ΔEth (Block)
ΔEth (floor) = 65.59J - 35.2J = 30.39J
C) The total work done is considered as the sum of the thermal energy dissipated as heat and the kinetic energy of the block. Thus;
W = K + ΔEth
Therefore;
K = W - ΔEth
K = 89.39 - 65.59 = 23.8J
The force required to start an object sliding across a uniform horizontal surface is larger than the force required to keep the object sliding at a constant velocity once it starts.
The magnitudes of the required forces are different in these situations because the force of kinetic friction is less than the force of static friction. <em>(d)</em>
