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A child with a mass of 20 kg slides down a slide at an angle of 40º from the horizontal. She accelerates at 1.3 m/s2. Calculate the magnitude of the frictional force on the child
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A child with a mass of 20 kg slides down a slide at an angle of 40º from the horizontal. She accelerates at 1.3 m/s2. Calculate the magnitude of the frictional force on the child

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The component of gravity that aids his sliding down.. is

Mgsin∆

Friction will oppose the motion

Therefore... The net force acting will be

MgSin∆ - Fr=Ma

Where Fr= Frictional Force

Fr = MgSin∆ - Ma

= 20x9.8Sin40 - 20x1.3

=125.99 - 26

=99.99N ~ 100N.

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