The height of a typical playground slide is about 1.8 m and it rises at an angle of 30 ∘ above the horizontal.

Part A

Some children like to slide down while sitting on a sheet of wax paper. This makes the friction force exerted by the slide very small. If a child starts from rest and we take the friction force to be zero, what is the speed of the child when he reaches the bottom of the slide? Part B

If the child doesn't use the wax paper, his speed at the bottom is half the value calculated in part A. What is the coefficient of kinetic friction between the child and the slide when wax paper isn't used?

Part C

A child wearing a different sort of clothing than the first child climbs the ladder to the top of the slide, sits on the slide, lets go of the handrail, and remains at rest. What is the minimum possible value for the coefficient of static friction between this child and the surface of the slide?

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Answer:

[tex]5.94\ \text{m/s}[/tex]

[tex]1.7[/tex]

[tex]0.577[/tex]

Explanation:

g = Acceleration due to gravity = [tex]9.81\ \text{m/s}^2[/tex]

[tex]\theta[/tex] = Angle of slope = [tex]30^{\circ}[/tex]

v = Velocity of child at the bottom of the slide

[tex]\mu_k[/tex] = Coefficient of kinetic friction

[tex]\mu_s[/tex] = Coefficient of static friction

h = Height of slope = 1.8 m

The energy balance of the system is given by

[tex]mgh=\dfrac{1}{2}mv^2\\\Rightarrow v=\sqrt{2gh}\\\Rightarrow v=\sqrt{2\times 9.81\times 1.8}\\\Rightarrow v=5.94\ \text{m/s}[/tex]

The speed of the child at the bottom of the slide is [tex]5.94\ \text{m/s}[/tex]

Length of the slide is given by

[tex]l=h\sin\theta\\\Rightarrow l=1.8\sin30^{\circ}\\\Rightarrow l=0.9\ \text{m}[/tex]

[tex]v=\dfrac{1}{2}\times5.94\\\Rightarrow v=2.97\ \text{m/s}[/tex]

The force energy balance of the system is given by

[tex]mgh=\dfrac{1}{2}mv^2+\mu_kmg\cos\theta l\\\Rightarrow \mu_k=\dfrac{gh-\dfrac{1}{2}v^2}{gl\cos\theta}\\\Rightarrow \mu_k=\dfrac{9.81\times 1.8-\dfrac{1}{2}\times 2.97^2}{9.81\times 0.9\cos30^{\circ}}\\\Rightarrow \mu_k=1.73[/tex]

The coefficient of kinetic friction is [tex]1.7[/tex].

For static friction

[tex]\mu_s\geq\tan30^{\circ}\\\Rightarrow \mu_s\geq0.577[/tex]

So, the minimum possible value for the coefficient of static friction is [tex]0.577[/tex].

The speed of the child depends on the friction coefficient between the

surface of the slide and the surface on which the child seats.

  • Part A: The speed of the child when he reaches the bottom of the side is approximately 5.943 m/s.

  • Part B: The coefficient of kinetic friction is approximately 0.433.

  • Part C: the minimum possible value of the coefficient of static friction for the child and the surface of the slide is approximately 0.557.

Reasons:

The height of the slide, h = 1.8 m.

Angle of elevation of the slide = 30°

Part A:

Nature of the surface of the slide = Frictionless

The potential energy of the slide is converted into kinetic energy

Potential energy = m·g·h

Kinetic energy, K.E. = [tex]\mathbf{\dfrac{1}{2} \cdot m \cdot v^2}[/tex]

Where:

g = The acceleration due to gravity

Therefore;

[tex]m \cdot g \cdot h = \dfrac{1}{2} \cdot m \cdot v^2[/tex]

[tex]v = \sqrt{2 \cdot g \cdot h} = \sqrt{2 \times 9.81 \times 1.8} \approx 5.943[/tex]

The speed of the child when he reaches the bottom of the side, v ≈ 5.943 m/s.

Part B: The speed at the bottom is half the value calculated in part A, therefore;

[tex]v_2 \approx \dfrac{5.943}{2} = 2.9715[/tex]

Energy used to do work on friction, ΔW = 0.5·m·v² - 0.5·m·v₂²

Which gives;

ΔW = 0.5×m × (5.943² - 2.9715²) = 13.245·m

Work by friction, ΔW = [tex]\mu_k[/tex]·m·g·cos(θ)×L

Where;

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L = The length of the slide = [tex]\dfrac{h}{sin(\theta)}[/tex]

Therefore;

[tex]\Delta W = \mathbf{\mu_k \cdot m \cdot g \cdot cos (\theta) \times \dfrac{h}{sin(\theta)}}[/tex]

Which gives;

[tex]\Delta W = \mu_k \cdot m \times 9.81 \times cos (30 ^{\circ}) \times \dfrac{1.8}{sin(30 ^{\circ})} = \mathbf{13.245 \cdot m}[/tex]

[tex]\mu_k = \dfrac{ 13.245 \cdot m}{m \times 9.81 \times cos (30 ^{\circ}) \times \dfrac{1.8}{sin(30 ^{\circ})} } \approx 0.433[/tex]

The coefficient of kinetic friction, [tex]\mu_k[/tex] ≈ 0.433

Part C: When the child sits and remain at rest, we have;

Force of friction = The weight of the child acting along the plane

Therefore;

[tex]\mu_s[/tex]·m·g·cos(θ) ≥ m·g·sin(θ)

[tex]\mu_s \geq \dfrac{m \cdot g \cdot sin(\theta)}{m \cdot g \cdot cos(\theta)} = \mathbf{tan(\theta)}[/tex]

[tex]\mu_s[/tex] ≥ tan(30°) = [tex]\dfrac{\sqrt{3} }{3}[/tex] ≈ 0.557

Therefore;

The minimum possible value of the coefficient of static friction for the child and the surface of the slide, [tex]\mu_s[/tex] ≈ 0.557.

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