A packing crate of mass 40 kg is pulled by a rope as shown. The coefficient of

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A packing crate of mass 40 kg is pulled by a rope as shown. The coefficient of static friction between the crate and the floor is 0.35. If α =40°, determine

(a) The magnitude of the force P required for impending motion of the crate,

(b) Whether sliding or tipping is impending.




B. 0.5 m D. 0.8 m-


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Vector Mechanics for Engineers Statics and Dynamics

ISBN: 978-0073212227

8th Edition

Authors: Ferdinand Beer, E. Russell Johnston, Jr., Elliot Eisenberg, William Clausen, David Mazurek, Phillip Cornwell

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