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A block B is pushed momentarily along a horizontal surface with an initial velocity V. If mu is the coefficient of sliding friction between B and the surface, block B will come to rest after a time :

  1. g mu divided by V    
  2. g/V    
  3. V/g    
  4. V divided by left parenthesis g mu right parenthesis    

The correct answer is: V divided by left parenthesis g mu right parenthesis

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