Question: A fox sits on a box which is pulled by a massless rope. The rope has tension of constant magnitude T , the mass of

A fox sits on a box which is pulled by a massless rope. The rope has tension of constant magnitude T, the mass of the fox is m, and the mass of the box is M. The rope makes an angle with the horizontal and there is a coefficient of kinetic friction of k between the box and the ground. The box goes on to slide a distance d, and during this displacement the fox remains stationary relative to the box (in other words, it does not slip against the box).
For the fox and box, what coordinate system should be chosen and why?

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