Sliding on the Ice
In the winter sport of curling, players give a 20 kg stone a push across a sheet of ice. The stone moves approximately 40 m before coming to rest. The final position of the stone, in principle, only depends on the initial speed at which it is launched and the force of friction between the ice and the stone, but team members can use brooms to sweep the ice in front of the stone to adjust its speed and trajectory a bit; they must do this without touching the stone. Judicious sweeping can lengthen the travel of the stone by 3 m.
Suppose the stone is launched with a speed of 3 m/s and travels 40 m before coming to rest. What is the approximate magnitude of the friction force on the stone?
A. 0 N
B. 2 N
C. 20 N
D. 200 N
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