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9. Work & Energy / Intro to Calculating Work / Problem 2

A luggage cart with mass mm is placed on an airport's moving walkway moving at speed vv. The kinetic friction coefficient between the cart and walkway is μk\mu_{k} . Over time tt, the cart stops moving relative to the walkway, traveling distance d=12v2μkgd=\frac12\frac{v^2}{\mu_{k}g} . How much of the work done by the walkway's motor is used against friction and how much to accelerate the luggage?
Diagram showing two luggage carts on a moving walkway with variables for mass, distance, and speed.

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