A conveyor belt is moving at a constant speed of $2\, ms^{-1}$. A box is gently dropped on it. The coefficient of friction between them is $\mu  = 0.5$. The distance that the box will move relative to belt before coming to rest on it, (taking $g = 10\, ms^{-2}$) is  ........  $m$.

  • A

    $0.4$

  • B

    $1.2$

  • C

    $0.6$

  • D

    $0$

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