5) A 640-N hunter gets a rope around a 3200-N polar bear. They are initially stationary, 20 meters apart, on frictionless level ice.  The hunter now pulls on the rope such that she and the polar bear slide closer together.  This continues until they eventually meet at some point on the ice.  What total distance will the polar bear have slid? a) 1.0 m b) 3.3 m c) 10 m d) 12 m e) 17 m

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5) A 640-N hunter gets a rope around a 3200-N polar bear. They are initially stationary, 20 meters apart, on frictionless level ice.  The hunter now pulls on the rope such that she and the polar bear slide closer together.  This continues until they eventually meet at some point on the ice.  What total distance will the polar bear have slid?

a) 1.0 m

b) 3.3 m

c) 10 m

d) 12 m

e) 17 m

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