Friction Force

Friction Force
Configuration

Acceleration

Acceleration

Acceleration

Acceleration

Acceleration
Type of Tray

mass of tray

Average of

Average of

Average of
Coefficient

Coefficient

Coefficient

Coefficient

Coefficient

Coefficient

Coefficient
Mass of

Error in

Error in
Hanger

Run#1

Run#2

Run#3

Run#4

Run#5

Run#1

Run#2

Run#3

Run#4

Run#5
(Cork, Mb mh a1 a2 a3 a4 a5 favg δfavg
Marble, (kg) (kg) (m/s2) (m/s2) (m/s2) (m/s2) (m/s2) µ1 µ2 µ3 µ4 µ5 µavg δµ
Plastic) (N) (N)
Flat Plastic 0.0932 0.0499 2.18 2.24 2.29 2.36 2.25 0.1942060085837 0.18481513564594 0.176989408198 0.16603338977 0.18324999015632 0.181058786471 0.0104173337224 0.1655406 0.009524484883709
Flat Cork 0.0934 0.0499 0.718 0.711 0.765 0.743 0.734 0.4219677076444 0.42306249140522 0.414617016679 0.418057765641 0.41946534476248 0.419434065226 0.0033423029525 0.38430814 0.003062398449418
Flat Felt 0.0845 0.0499 1.32 1.34 1.28 1.32 1.36 0.3765159329027 0.37327325697121 0.383001284766 0.376515932903 0.37003058103976 0.375867397716 0.0048096656674 0.3115734 0.003986948306663
Flat Felt 0.5878 0.25 0.978 0.924 0.924 0.919 0.915 0.2832191356772 0.29106490484916 0.291064904849 0.291791364958 0.29237253304448 0.289902568676 0.0037761952672 1.6716704 0.021774742740616
Inclined Plane Felt 0.0845 0.0899 1.1 1.34 1.37 1.38 1.38 0.4436743190497 0.38767456135385 0.380674591642 0.378341268405 0.37834126840455 0.393741201771 0.0281743346096 0.2942946973 0.023354973802926

Other Data noted: Print: Change "no scaling" to "Fit Sheet on One Page" & Landscape orientation
Sine of Angle of Incline 0.432432432
Distance between the legs of the ramp d (m) 111 Don't modify blue cells!
Height of raised legs under track h (m)
Error in length δh (m)
48
0.001
Note that calculated values may show up
Mass of wood block with felt (kg) 0.0934 as a zero or errors (e.g. #NUM!, #DIV/0!)
Mass of Bar (kg) 0.2524 until the appropriate data are recorded.
Error in mass measurements (kg) 0.00001
Motion Detector Frequency (Hz) 40
Acceleration due to gravity, g (m/s2) 9.81