Homework Help: physics

Posted by josh on Tuesday, October 5, 2010 at 10:14am.

A 120-kg crate, starting from rest, is pulled across a floor with a constant horizontal force of 400 N. For the first 17 m the floor is frictionless, and for the next 17 m the coefficient of friction is 0.34. What is the final speed of the crate?

physics - bobpursley, Tuesday, October 5, 2010 at 10:38am
find the work that went into the system: Force*distance

Now, find the frictional force on the next portion:
friction=mu*mg
Then find the work done on friction:
mu*mg*17

Finally, find the KE of the crate
KE crate=workin-frictionwork
1/2 mv^2=400*34-mu(mg)17

v^2=800*34/mass -2*mu*g*17
solve for v
check my thinking.

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