Friction: Jason Takes Off from Rest Across Level Water on His

question 25

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Friction: Jason takes off from rest across level water on his jet-powered skis. The combined mass of Jason and his skis is 75 kg (the mass of the fuel is negligible) . The skis have a thrust of 200 N and a coefficient of kinetic friction on water of 0.10. Unfortunately, the skis run out of fuel after only 67 s. How far has Jason traveled when he finally coasts to a stop?

• A) 10,000 m
• B) 7600 m
• C) 5400 m
• D) 3800 m

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