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MBA, Ph.D in Management
Harvard university
Feb-1997 - Aug-2003
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Strayer University
Jan-2007 - Present
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A small block of mass m is place on top of a hill as shown in the figure at the right, a height h above a horizontal track. The hill is frictionless, but when the block reaches the horizontal track, there is a coefficient of friction, μ. The block slides along the track for a distance L and comes to a stop. For this motion air resistance can be ignored. If we take the origin of the coordinate system to be at A, with x being the horizontal coordinate with positive to the right, and y being the vertical coordinate with positive up, the shape of the hill (for d1 > x > 0) is given by the function
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 1. The task is to find an equation expressing the distance L in terms of the parameters of the problem: m, g, μ, d1, d2, h, and θ. Which of the following statements is true?Â
 ---Select---
 A. There is enough information to find L.
 B. There is not enough information to find L.
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2. If you chose answer A in part 1, write an equation that would allow you to find L in terms of the parameters of the problem. If you chose B, put 0.
LÂ =Â Â
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3. If you chose answer A in part 1, explain how you got your equation. If you chose answer B in part 1, explain what information is needed.Â
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