An object with weight W is dragged along a horizontal plane by a force acting along a

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An object with weight W is dragged along a horizontal plane by a force acting along a rope attached to the object. If the rope makes an angle θ with the plane, then the magnitude of the force is

where μ is a positive constant called the coefficient of friction and where 0 ≤ θ ≤ π/2. Show that F is minimized when tan θ = μ.

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Calculus Early Transcendentals

ISBN: 9781337613927

9th Edition

Authors: James Stewart, Daniel K. Clegg, Saleem Watson, Lothar Redlin

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