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Wedge - A piece of material, such as metal or wood, thick at one edge and tapered to a thin edge at the other for insertion in a narrow crevice, used for splitting, tightening, securing, or levering.
Screw - A cylindrical rod incised with one or more helical or advancing spiral threads, as a lead screw or worm screw.
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To solve this problem it is necessary to apply the concepts related to Newton's second Law and the force of friction. According to Newton, the Force is defined as
F = ma
Where,
m= Mass
a = Acceleration
At the same time the frictional force can be defined as,
Where,
Frictional coefficient
N = Normal force (mass*gravity)
Our values are given as,
By condition of Balance the friction force must be equal to the total net force, that is to say
Re-arrange to find acceleration,
Therefore the acceleration the horse can give is 
The problem states that the distance travelled (d) is
directly proportional to the square of time (t^2), therefore we can write this in
the form of:
d = k t^2
where k is the constant of proportionality in furlongs /
s^2
<span>Using the 1st condition where d = 2 furlongs, t
= 2 s, we calculate for the value of k:</span>
2 = k (2)^2
k = 2 / 4
k = 0.5 furlongs / s^2
The equation becomes:
d = 0.5 t^2
Now solving for d when t = 4:
d = 0.5 (4)^2
d = 0.5 * 16
<span>d = 8 furlongs</span>
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<span>It traveled 8 furlongs for the first 4.0 seconds.</span>
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