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AP Physics C: Mechanics
3.4 Conservation of Energy
3.2 Work
IntermediateMCQMathematicalProportional Analysis21.7k
A horizontal surface is represented by a solid horizontal line. A rectangular block of mass \(m\) rests on the horizontal surface with its left edge aligned with a vertical dashed line labeled \(x = 0\). An arrow labeled \(v_0\) points horizontally to the right from the right edge of the block. Below the surface line, a horizontal coordinate axis labeled \(x\) extends to the right, with a tick mark at the vertical dashed line labeled \(0\). Shading under the horizontal surface consists of vertical hatch marks that become progressively denser from left to right as \(x\) increases. A text label \(\mu(x) = \mu_0\dfrac{x}{L}\) is positioned below the hatch marks. No other labels, lines, text, or axes appear.
A block projected across a horizontal surface with position-dependent friction.
A block of mass \(m\) is projected along a horizontal surface in the \(+x\)-direction with an initial speed \(v_0\) at position \(x = 0\). The coefficient of kinetic friction between the block and the surface increases linearly with position according to \(\mu(x) = \mu_0 \dfrac{x}{L}\), where \(\mu_0\) and \(L\) are positive constants, bringing the block to rest at position \(x_1\). In a second trial, an identical block is projected from \(x = 0\) with an initial speed of \(2v_0\) and comes to rest at position \(x_2\). What is the ratio \(\dfrac{x_2}{x_1}\)?

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