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Chapter 12 Problem 35

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A cubical box is filled with sand and weighs 890 N. We wish to "roll" the box by pushing horizontally on one of the upper edges. (a) What minimum force is required? (b) What minimum coefficient of static friction between box and floor is required? (c) If there is a more efficient way to roll the hox, find the smallest possible force that would have to be applied directly to the box to roll it. (Hint: At the onset of tipping, where is the normal force located?)

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Title Fundamentals of Physics: 9 
Author David Halliday; Robert Resnick; Jearl Walker
ISBN 9780470556535

Solved: A cubical box is filled with sand and weighs 890

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