Solved: Consider a ladder with a painter climbing up it

Chapter 9, Problem 27

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Consider a ladder with a painter climbing up it (Fig. 9-61). If the mass of the ladder is 0 kg. the mass of the painter is 55.0 kg. and the ladder begins to slip at its base when her feet are 70% of the way up the length of the ladder, what is the coefficient of static friction between the ladder and the floor? Assume the wall is frictionlcss.

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