A man was originally walking at 1.5 m/s and then reaches a speed of 8.1 m/s in 2.4 s. He estimated that his coefficient of friction was 0.30. Was it above or below this value?

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A man was originally walking at 1.5 m/s and then reaches a speed of 8.1 m/s in 2.4 s. He estimated that his coefficient of friction was 0.30. Was it above or below this value?
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