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Sam, whose mass is 60.0 Kg, takes off down a 54.0 m high, 12.0 degree slope on his jet-powered skis. The skis have a thrust of 210 N. Sam's speed at the bottom is 39.0 m/s.
What is the coefficient of kinetic friction of his skis on snow?
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This solution is comprised of a a detailed explanation of how to calculate the coefficient of kinetic friction of skis on snow. The solution contains a free-body illustration to outline the relevant forces that are acting on the ski, as well as the relevant formulas outlined in a step-by-step manner in order to clearly calculate the coefficient of kinetic friction.
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Following are the forces acting on the ski.
1. Weight mg acting downwards which is resolved into components mgsinθ and mgcosθ.
2. 210 N thrust on the ski (P).
3. Frictional force f. ...
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