The spring of the door latch has a constant of 1.8 lb/in. and in the position shown

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The spring of the door latch has a constant of 1.8 lb/in. and in the position shown exerts a 0.6-lb force on the bolt. The coefficient of static friction between the bolt and the strike plate is 0.40; all other surfaces are well lubricated and may be assumed frictionless. Determine the magnitude of the force P required to start closing the door.
The spring of the door latch has a constant 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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