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A 3.5kg box is placed on a ramp making an angle of 15 degrees above the horizontal. The coefficient of static friction between the box and ramp is 0.35. What push, parallel to the ramp, is needed to make the box move up the ramp? a) Calculate the normal force. b) Calculate the force of the push?

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Uploaded: 2022-11-20T02:51:42-08:00
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          A 3.5kg box is placed on a ramp making an angle of 15 degrees above the horizontal. The coefficient of static friction between the box and ramp is 0.35. What push, parallel to the ramp, is needed to make the box move up the ramp? a) Calculate the normal force. b) Calculate the force of the push?

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University Physics with Modern Physics

Hugh D. Young 14th Edition

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Solved by Expert Prabhat Tyagi

11/20/2022

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To find the normal force acting on the box, we need to consider the forces acting on it in the direction perpendicular to the ramp. The weight of the box can be resolved into two components: one parallel to the ramp and one perpendicular to the ramp. The weight Show more…

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A 3.5kg box is placed on a ramp making an angle of 15 degrees above the horizontal. The coefficient of static friction between the box and ramp is 0.35. What push, parallel to the ramp, is needed to make the box move up the ramp? a) Calculate the normal force. b) Calculate the force of the push?