A 15 kg child slides, from rest, down a play- ground slide that is 4.0 m long, as shown in the figure. The slide makes a 40° angle with the horizontal. The child's speed at the bot- tom is 3.2 m/s. What was the force of friction that the slide was exerting on the child?

A 15 kg child slides, from rest, down a play- ground slide that is 4.0 m long, as shown in the figure. The slide makes a 40° angle with the horizontal. The child's speed at the bot- tom is 3.2 m/s. What was the force of friction that the slide was exerting on the child?

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44. A 15 kg child slides, from rest, down a play-
ground slide that is 4.0 m long, as shown in
the figure. The slide makes a 40° angle with
the horizontal. The child's speed at the bot-
tom is 3.2 m/s. What was the force of friction
that the slide was exerting on the child?
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