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Brian S asked in Science & MathematicsPhysics · 1 decade ago

How do I find how far object slides before it stops without it's mass?

All I have is initial velocity of 4.0 m/s and kinetic friction of .46 between object and ground.

If someone can help show me how to find acceleration or mass that would be great then I think I can find delta x.

Update:

Object is sliding on a horizontal line. i.e. baseball player sliding into homeplate

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  • 1 decade ago
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    I'm assuming that the object is sliding on a horizontal surface.

    The normal (weight) force due to the object is mg where m is the mass and g is the acceleration due to gravity.

    By definition, the Friction force F = umg where u is the coefficient of kinetic friction.

    But the friction force F is the force decelerating the object

    From Newton's 2nd Law:

    F = mass * a where a is the acceleration

    Therefore ma = umg (divide by m and m disappears)

    a = ug = 0.46 * 9.81 = 4.513 m/s^2

    You know initial velocity u = 4.0 m/s

    final velocity v = 0

    deceleration a = - 4.513 m/s^2

    v^2 = u^2 + 2ax

    0 = 16 - 9.026x

    x = 16/9.026 = 1.77m

    Good luck.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    you also need acceleration (gravity) a=9.81 m/s2 and you need the angle of the slope

    Source(s): grade 12 physics
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