A Baseball Player Is Running to Second Base at 5

question 19

Multiple Choice

A baseball player is running to second base at 5.03 m/s. When he is 4.80 m from the plate he goes into a slide. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the player and the ground is 0.180, and the
Coefficient of static friction is 3.14. What is his speed when he reaches the plate?

• A) 2.89 m/s
• B) 1.96 m/s
• C) 2.56 m/s
• D) 4.47 m/s
• E) He stops before reaching the plate.