Answer:
a) 
And we need a force ![F> 32.928 N[tex]b) [tex] d = \frac{-v^2_i}{2a}= \frac{-(3.5m/s)^2}{-2*1.96 m/s^2}= 3.13m](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%20F%3E%2032.928%20N%5Btex%5D%3C%2Fp%3E%3Cp%3Eb%29%20%5Btex%5D%20d%20%3D%20%5Cfrac%7B-v%5E2_i%7D%7B2a%7D%3D%20%5Cfrac%7B-%283.5m%2Fs%29%5E2%7D%7B-2%2A1.96%20m%2Fs%5E2%7D%3D%203.13m)
Explanation:
Part a
For this case we have the following forces illustrated on the figure attached.
If we analyze on the x axis we just have two forces, fr the friction force and F the force to mantain the movement.
So we need this condition to satisfy the movement:

If we analyze the forces on the y axis we have this:
Because we have constant speed for this reason the acceleration is 0


And by definition the friction force is defined as: 
So then the friction force would be:

And we need a force 
Part b
For this case we assume that F =0 and we have a friction force of 32.928 N.
From the second law of Newton we have:


vf =0 (final velocity, rest at the end) and vi = 3.5 m/s.
And we can find the time for the motion like this:


And then we can find the distance from the following formula:

