A hockey puck is hit with an initial speed of y m/s on a frozen river. If the puck always remains on the ice and moves in a straight line for a distance of x before coming to rest, determine the coefficient of kinetic friction between the puck and the ice.

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A hockey puck is hit with an initial speed of y m/s on a frozen river.  If the puck always remains on the ice and moves in a straight line for a distance of x before coming to rest, determine the coefficient of kinetic friction between the puck and the ice.

fellowroot · Answer

its going to be really hard to do this without having values for initial velocity and the distance it traveled before coming to rest, but here goes.

fellowroot · Answer

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