When you skid to a stop on your bike, you can significantly heat the small patch of

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When you skid to a stop on your bike, you can significantly heat the small patch of tire that rubs against the road surface. Suppose a person skids to a stop by hitting the brake on his back tire, which supports half the 80 kg combined mass of the bike and rider, leaving a skid mark that is 40 cm long. Assume a coefficient of kinetic friction of 0.80. How much thermal energy is deposited in the tire and the road surface?

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College Physics A Strategic Approach

ISBN: 9780134779218

4th Edition

Authors: Randall D. Knight, Brian Jones

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