A boy sits on a boat in a lake. In his boat he has a pile of rocks, each with mass 0.538 kg. He throws the rocks off the back of
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Explanation:
First, we write the equations of motion for each axis. Since the crate is sliding with constant speed, its acceleration is zero. Then, we have:
Where T is the tension in the rope, F is the force exerted by the first worker, f_k is the frictional force, N is the normal force and mg is the weight of the crate.
Since and
, we can rewrite the first equation as:
Now, we solve for and calculate it:
This means that the crate's coefficient of kinetic friction on the floor is 0.18.