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A BOX IS SLIDING UP AN INCLINE THAT MAKES AN ANGLE OF 16 DEGREES W/ RESPECT TO THE HORIZONTAL. THE COEFFECEINT OF KINETIC FRICTION BETWEEN THE BOX AND THE INCLINE IS 0.18. THE INITIAL SPEED OF THE BOX AT THE BOTTOM OF THE INCLINE IS 3.0 M/S.
HOW FAR DOES THE BOX TRAVEL UP THE INCLINE BEFORE COMING TO REST?

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