Shopping Cart Push

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Shopping Cart Push#

Two teenagers are playing with a shopping cart in a parking lot. One teenager begins pushing their $p a r a m s . m 1 k g$ friend on the $p a r a m s . m 2 k g$ cart with a maximum force of $F_m a x = p a r a m s . F N$ . The magnitude of the force decreases linearly to $0 N$ until the cart is released after $p a r a m s . t s$ .

Question Text#

If the rolling resistance coefficient of the cart is $C_r r = p a r a m s . C$ , how far does the cart travel from release?

Note that the rolling resistance force is analogous to the force of friction, where $F_r r$ = $C_r r$ $F_{N}$ and acts in the direction opposite of motion.

Answer Section#

Please enter in a numeric value in m.

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