A series of small packages, each with a mass of 0.5 kg, are discharged from a conveyor

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A series of small packages, each with a mass of 0.5 kg, are discharged from a conveyor belt as shown. Knowing that the coefficient of static friction between each package and the conveyor belt is 0.4, determine

(a) The force exerted by the belt on a package just after it has passed Point A,

(b) The angle ( defining the Point B where the packages first slip relative to the belt.

A series of small packages, each with a mass of
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Vector Mechanics for Engineers Statics and Dynamics

ISBN: 978-0073398242

11th edition

Authors: Ferdinand Beer, E. Russell Johnston Jr., David Mazurek, Phillip Cornwell, Brian Self

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