A museum curator moves artifacts into place on various different display surfaces. If the curator moves a 145 kg aluminum sculpture across a horizontal steel platform with a force of 668N, what is the coefficient of kinetic friction?

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Kamila Mathews

27 March, 20:33

A museum curator moves artifacts into place on various different display surfaces. If the curator moves a 145 kg aluminum sculpture across a horizontal steel platform with a force of 668N, what is the coefficient of kinetic friction?

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Benson · Answer 1

We are given the mass of an aluminum sculpture which is 145 kg and a horizontal force equal to 668 Newtons. The coefficient of friction can be determined by dividing the horizontal force by the weight of the object. In this case, 668 N / 145 * 9.8 equal to coeff of friction of 0.47