A baggage handler drops your 10 kg suitcase onto a

Chapter 6, Problem 44P

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Problem 44P

A baggage handler drops your 10 kg suitcase onto a conveyor belt running at 2.0 m/s. The materials are such that μs = 0.50 and μk = 0.30. How far is your suitcase dragged before it is riding smoothly on the belt?

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QUESTION:

Problem 44P

A baggage handler drops your 10 kg suitcase onto a conveyor belt running at 2.0 m/s. The materials are such that μs = 0.50 and μk = 0.30. How far is your suitcase dragged before it is riding smoothly on the belt?

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Here we have to find the distance dragged by the suitcase before it is riding smoothly on the belt.

The mass of the suitcase is, .

The speed of the conveyor belt is,

.

The coefficient of static friction is,

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The coefficient of kinetic friction is,

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