CAIE M1 2011 November — Question 2

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
Year2011
SessionNovember
TopicMotion on a slope

2 A block of mass 6 kg is sliding down a line of greatest slope of a plane inclined at \(8 ^ { \circ }\) to the horizontal. The coefficient of friction between the block and the plane is 0.2 .
  1. Find the deceleration of the block.
  2. Given that the initial speed of the block is \(3 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\), find how far the block travels.