You and your friend Peter are putting new shingles on a roofpitched at 25 . You\
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You and your friend Peter are putting new shingles on a roofpitched at 25 . You're sitting on the very top of the roof whenPeter, who is at the edge of the roof directly below you, 5.5 away,asks you for the box of nails. Rather than carry the 2.4 box ofnails down to Peter, you decide to give the box a push and have itslide down to him.If the coefficient of kinetic friction between the box and the roofis 0.50, with what speed should you push the box to have it gentlycome to rest right at the edge of the roof?
Explanation / Answer
Do the box of nails have a mass of 2.4 kg or 2.4g and is the 5.5ft the vertical distance they are away or is the hypotenuse 5.5ft?
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