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Given information

The initial velocity of the sled   
The final velocity of the sled   
The distance traveled by the sled before coming to rest   
Mass of the child and the sled   

 

Step-by-step explanation

Step 1.
The sled reaches the bottom of the hill with a velocity   and travels a distance  horizontally, and comes to rest. The force of friction acting between the sled and the surface on which it skids exerts a retarding force on the sled, which brings it to rest.
Third equation of motion:
 
 
From Newton's second law of motion:
 
Here, the acceleration of the sled is $a$ and the average force is  .
 
Calculate the average acceleration of the sled as it comes to rest.
 

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