Question

Which form of the law of conservation of energy describes the motion of the block as it slides on the floor from the bottom of the ramp to the moment it stops?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Let assume begins movement at zero point, that is, height is equal to zero. The block has an initial linear kinetic energy and no gravitational potential energy and end with no linear kinetic energy, some gravitational potential energy and work losses due to slide friction. In mathematical terms, this system can be model as follows:

`K_(1) = U_(2) + W_(loss, 1 \longrightarrow 2)`

Where
`K, U, W` are linear kinetic energy, gravitational potential energy and work, respectively.