Answer to Question #169900 in Physics for Andu

Question

On the body with mass m = 1kg, moving in a horizontal plane, the force F = 10N acts, parallel to the horizontal plane. The body moves with acceleration a = 6 m / s². The coefficient of friction of the body with the plane is: 

 A) 0.1 

 B) 0.2 

 D) 0.6 

 C) 0.4

Answer 1

Let's apply the Newton's Second Law of Motion:

$$F-F_{fr}=ma,$$ $$F-\mu_k mg=ma,$$ $$\mu_k=\dfrac{F-ma}{mg},$$ $$\mu_k=\dfrac{10\ N-1\ kg\cdot6\ \dfrac{m}{s^2}}{1\ kg\cdot9.8\ \dfrac{m}{s^2}}=0.4$$