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Chapter 12, Solution 6.

Data: v0 = 108 km/h = 30 m/s, x f = 75 m

dv dv
(a) Assume constant acceleration. a = v = = constant
dx dt
0 xf
∫ v0 v dv = ∫ 0 a dx

1
− v02 = a x f
2

a=−
v02
=−
(30) = − 6 m/s 2
2x f ( 2)( 75)
0 tf
∫ v0 dv = ∫ 0 a dt

− v0 = a t f

v0 − 30
tf = − = t f = 5.00 s W
a −6

(b) + ∑ Fy = 0: N − W = 0

N =W

∑ Fx = ma : − µ N = ma

ma ma a
µ=− =− =−
N W g

µ=−
( − 6) µ = 0.612 W
9.81

Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics and Dynamics, 8/e, Ferdinand P. Beer, E. Russell Johnston, Jr.,
Elliot R. Eisenberg, William E. Clausen, David Mazurek, Phillip J. Cornwell
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