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Homework Statement
A 17 kg girl slides down a playground slide that is 2.7 m high. When she reaches the bottom of the slide, her speed is 1.3 m/s. What is the cohefficient of friction?
Homework Equations
F=ma
Vf^2 = Vi^2 + 2ad
The Attempt at a Solution
I calculated the normal force to be 166.77 N (sin(theta)*m*g = sin(20)*17 kg*9.81 m/s^2 = 166.77 N)
I found distance of the slide by (Hyp = Opp/Sin(theta) = 2.7m /sin (20) = 7.89 m)
I then filled in the equation Vf^2 = Vi^2 + 2ad ( (1.3^2 = 0^2 + 2a *7.89m) = (1.69 = 15.788 a) = (a = .107m/s^2 )
I then used F=ma ((F = 17kg *.107m/s^2)= (F =1.82 N))
Then i used mew = 1.82N /166.77 N = .0109
.0109 is wrong. Ehhh how do i do this??!1qWsdf