Question: Two blocks attached by a string are at rest on an inclined surface. The lower block has a mass of m 1 = 0.2 kg

Two blocks attached by a string are at rest on an inclined surface. The lower block has a mass of m1 = 0.2 kg and a coefficient of static friction µs = 0.4. The upper block has a mass m2 = 0.1 kg and µs = 0.6. 

(a) At what angle θc do the blocks begin to slide? 

(b) What is the tension in the string just before sliding begins?

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