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Consider a box of mass m sitting on an inclined plane. The inclined plane makes an angle θ with the horizontal and the coefficient of static friction between the box and the surface is μ. What minimal condition must exist if the box is to accelerate down the incline? A) mgsinθ < μFn B) mgsinθ = μFn C) mgsinθ > μFn D) mgcosθ > μFn

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          Consider a box of mass m sitting on an inclined plane. The inclined plane makes an angle θ with the horizontal and the coefficient of static friction between the box and the surface is μ. What minimal condition must exist if the box is to accelerate down the incline?
A) mgsinθ < μFn
B) mgsinθ = μFn
C) mgsinθ > μFn
D) mgcosθ > μFn

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University Physics with Modern Physics

Hugh D. Young 14th Edition

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Solved by Expert Ravindra Yadav

06/13/2022

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The force of static friction acting against this is μFn, where Fn is the normal force. The normal force on an incline is mgcosθ. For the box to start accelerating down the incline, the force due to gravity must be greater than the force of static friction. Show more…

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Consider a box of mass m sitting on an inclined plane. The inclined plane makes an angle θ with the horizontal and the coefficient of static friction between the box and the surface is μ. What minimal condition must exist if the box is to accelerate down the incline? A) mgsinθ < μFn B) mgsinθ = μFn C) mgsinθ > μFn D) mgcosθ > μFn