A box with weight w is pulled at constant speed along a level floor by a force

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A box with weight w is pulled at constant speed along a level floor by a force that is at an angle θ above the horizontal. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the floor and box is μk.

(a) In terms of θ, μk, and w, calculate F.

(b) For w = 400 N and μk = 0.25, calculate F for θ ranging from 0º to 90º in increments of 10º. Graph F versus θ.

(c) From the general expression in part (a), calculate the value of θ for which the value of F, required to maintain constant speed, is a minimum.

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University Physics with Modern Physics

ISBN: 978-0321696861

13th edition

Authors: Hugh D. Young, Roger A. Freedman, A. Lewis Ford

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