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12 November, 00:08

A large cube has a mass of 25kg. It is being acclerated

acrossa honzontial frictionless surface by a horizontal force. A

smallcube with a mass of 4kg is in contact with the front of

thelareg cube and will slide downward unless the horizontal forceis

sufficiently large. The coefficient of static friction betweenthe

two cubes is 0.71. What is the smallest magnitude that

thehorizontal force can have in order to keep the small cube

fromsliding downward?

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  1. 12 November, 03:56
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    p = 400.29N ... the horizontal force

    Explanation:

    Given data

    mass=25 kg

    small cube mass mass=4 kg

    Us (The Coefficient of static b/w two cubes) = 0.71

    to find

    The horizontal force to keep the small cube from sliding downward

    Solution

    F=ma ... from Newton Second law

    Where F=force

    a=acceleration

    m=mass

    we can write equation in form of acceleration

    a=F/m

    The acceleration on small box is same as that on the large box.

    Let P be force to find.

    then:

    a=p / (25kg+4kg)

    a=p / (29kg) m/s²

    The force acting on small box:

    F=ma

    f=4 * (p/29) N ... normal force

    friction force = Us * (normal force) ... where Us is coefficient of static friction.

    friction force = 0.71 * (4*p/29)

    Now to find weight

    weight = mg

    weight = 4*9.8

    for the object (small box) not to slide down the friction force b/w the two objects have to be exactly the same as the weight of the object.

    0.71 * (4*p/29) = 4*9.8

    solving for p (force)

    p = 400.29N ... the horizontal force
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