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16.7 Exercise 5

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A 0.5-kg object is connected to a spring that undergoes oscillatory motion. There is friction between the object and the surface it is kept on given by coefficient of friction μ k  = 0.06 \mu_{k} \textrm{ } = \textrm{ } 0.06. If the object is released 0.2 m from equilibrium, what is the distance that the object travels? Given that the force constant of the spring is 50 N m-1 and the frictional force between the objects is 0.294 N.

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