A contestant in a winter games event pushes a 40.0 kg block of ice across a frozen lake
Question
A contestant in a winter games event pushes a 40.0 kg block of ice across a frozen lake with a rope over his
shoulder as shown in Figure 4.29(b). The coefficient of static friction is 0.1 and the coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.03.
(a) Calculate the minimum force F he must exert to get the block moving.
_____________ N
(b) What is its acceleration once it starts to move, if that force is maintained?
_____________ m/s2