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title: "The speed of a \\(40 \\, \\text{N}\\) hockey puck, sliding across a level ice surface, decreases at the rate of \\(0.61 \\, \\text{m/s}^2\\). The coefficient of kinetic friction between the puck and ice is"
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# The speed of a \(40 \, \text{N}\) hockey puck, sliding across a level ice surface, decreases at the rate of \(0.61 \, \text{m/s}^2\). The coefficient of kinetic friction between the puck and ice is

The speed of a \(40 \, \text{N}\) hockey puck, sliding across a level ice surface, decreases at the rate of \(0.61 \, \text{m/s}^2\). The coefficient of kinetic friction between the puck and ice is

- **A.** \(0.062\)
- **B.** \(0.41\)
- **C.** \(0.62\)
- **D.** \(1.2\)

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