To transport a series of bundles of shingles A to a roof, a contractor uses a motor-driven lift consisting of a horizontal platform BC which rides on rails attached to the sides of a ladder. The lift starts from rest and initially moves with a constant acceleration a1 as shown. The lift then decelerates at a constant rate a2 and comes to rest at D, near the top of the ladder. Knowing that the coefficient of static friction between the bundle of shingles and the horizontal platform is 0.30, determine the largest allowable acceleration a1 and the largest allowable deceleration a2 if the bundle is not to slide on theplatform.

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