Question

In the winter sport of curling, players give a 20 kg stone a push across a sheet of ice. The Slone moves approximately 40 m before coming to rest. The final position of the stone, in principle, onlyndepends on the initial speed at which it is launched and the force of friction between the ice and the stone, but team members can use brooms to sweep the ice in front of the stone to adjust its speed and trajectory a bit; they must do this without touching the stone. Judicious sweeping can lengthen the travel of the stone by 3 m.1. A curler pushes a stone to a speed of 3.0 m/s over a time of 2.0 s. Ignoring the force of friction, how much force must the curler apply to the stone to bring it op to speed?A. 3.0 NB. 15 NC. 30 N
D. 150 N2The sweepers in a curling competition adjust the trajectory of the slope byA. Decreasing the coefficient of friction between the stone and the ice.
B. Increasing the coefficient of friction between the stone and the ice.C. Changing friction from kinetic to static.D. Changing friction from static to kinetic.3. Suppose the stone is launched with a speed of 3 m/s and travel s 40 m before coming to rest. What is the approximate magnitude of the friction force on the stone?A. 0 NB. 2 NC. 20 ND. 200 N4. Suppose the stone's mass is increased to 40 kg, but it is launched at the same 3 m/s. Which one of the following is true?A. The stone would now travel a longer distance before coming to rest.B. The stone would now travel a shorter distance before coming to rest.C. The coefficient of friction would now be greater.D. The force of friction would now be greater.

Answer 1

Answer:82. Since you have a distance and a force, then the easiest principle to use is energy, i.e. work.

The work done by friction is F * d. This work cancels out the kinetic energy of the stone (1/2)mv^2

Fd = (1/2)mv^2

F = (1/2)mv^2/d.

Plug in m = 20 kg, v = 3 m/sec, d = 40 m.

83. With more mass, the kinetic energy is higher now. The work needed is higher. W = F * d and F is the same.

Explanation:Hope I helped :)