A 1.0 kg object is at rest near the top of a smooth frictionless incline (a). The height of the object above the horizontal portion of the path is 2.5 m. The horizontal surface becomes rough with a coefficient of kinetic friction, μk = 0.50, and the object slides a distance, d, before coming to a stop.
A.) Determine the maximum velocity of the object at point (b) just before the rough surface.
B.) Determine the distance, d, the object slides on the rough surface from (b) to (c).