A mother is pulling a sled at constant velocity by means of a rope at 37°. The tension on the rope is 120 N. Mass of children plus sled is 55 kg. The mother has a mass of 61 kg. a) Draw FBD for the sled

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A mother is pulling a sled at constant velocity by means of a rope at 37°. The tension on the rope is 120 N. Mass of children plus sled is 55 kg. The mother has a mass of 61 kg.

a) Draw FBD for the sled with the kids as one object
b) Draw FBD for the mother
c) Find the normal force on the sled and on the mother
d) Find the kinetic friction acting on the sled and the static friction acting on the mother
e) Find the coefficient of kinetic friction for the sled