Question

A physics student hurls a o.3 kg ball directly into a 3.5 kg box which is at rest on a table top. The baseball strikes the box with a pre-impact speed of 55 m/s. The box is filled with towels to help absorb the blow and effectively catch the ball. The coefficient of friction between the box and the table is mu= 0.7. Determine the distance which the ball and box slide across the table after the collision.

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