FYKOS Year 36 Series 6 Problem 2 — rotten apple · FYKOS 36 #36.6.2

Physics · mechanics

Problem

Jarda found an apple in his backpack after the FYKOS camp, which was no longer in good condition. He threw it into a low kitchen trash can

1.0\,\mathrm{m}

away, and of course, he scored a hit. He threw the apple horizontally from a height

0.5\,\mathrm{m}

, and it landed on the spot where the wall and the base of the trash can meets, where it smashed. The basket with a mass

910\,\mathrm{g}

, was displaced by a distance of

5\,\mathrm{cm}

after the apple hit. What is the coefficient of friction between the floor and the basket? The apple has a mass of

230\,\mathrm{g}