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Statement

2.1.2. The puck, which was sliding on the ice, stopped after a time after hitting the stick at a distance from the place of impact. The mass of the washer is . Determine the friction force acting on the washer.

Solution

According to Newton's second law In projection onto the direction of movement To find the friction force, we need to determine the acceleration of the body. We will suggest one of the methods. The distance traveled by the body before stopping is equal to Acceleration of the body Then Making a substitution in Calculations It is interesting that acceleration can be obtained even more sifrly by using the “method by contradiction” in solving the problem, if from the stopping point, accelerate the puck back to the stick, then

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