A Block of Mass M Is Sliding with Velocity V

question 24

Multiple Choice

A block of mass M is sliding with velocity v along a horizontal surface with coefficient of friction .How much heat produced in bringing the block to rest?

• A)1/2 Mv²
• B) Mv
• C)1/2 Mv²
• D) v
• E)zero

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Definitions:

Dryopithecines

A group of extinct apes known from fossil records, believed to be ancestral to modern great apes and humans, dating to the Miocene epoch.

Hominoids

A group within the order of primates that includes apes and humans, characterized by greater mobility of the shoulder joint and absence of a tail.

Genus Pongo

The taxonomic group that includes the great apes known as orangutans, native to Indonesia and Malaysia.

Orangutans

Large apes native to Indonesia and Malaysia, known for their red-brown hair and highly intelligent, solitary behavior.