A 2.00 kg box is at rest on a level, frictionless surface. The box is pushed for 18.0 m by a completely horizontal force of 40.0 N on the surface.
(a) Draw a picture of the situation (making sure to define the system).
(b) Draw energy bar diagrams for the box before and after the push.
(c) Determine the final speed of the box.
(d) If the box had been pushed by a force that pointed down by an angle of 30.0° below the horizontal instead of perfectly horizontally, what would be the final speed of the box?
A book (m = 1.0 kg) slides across a level, carpeted floor at an initial speed of 2.50 m/s and comes to rest after 2.80 m.
(a) Draw a picture of the situation (making sure to define the system).
(b) Draw energy bar diagrams for the box initially (when the box has its initial speed) and finally (when the box has come to a complete stop).
(c) Calculate how much kinetic energy was lost.
(d) Use the general form of conservation of energy and your answer to the last part to determine the coefficient of kinetic friction between the book and the carpet.