A 15.0-kg box is released on a 32° incline and accelerates down the incline at 0.30

Chapter 4, Problem 41P

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Problem 41P

A 15.0-kg box is released on a 32° incline and accelerates down the incline at 0.30 m/s2. Find the friction force impeding its motion. What is the coefficient of kinetic friction?

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QUESTION:

Problem 41P

A 15.0-kg box is released on a 32° incline and accelerates down the incline at 0.30 m/s2. Find the friction force impeding its motion. What is the coefficient of kinetic friction?

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We have to find the frictional force impeding the motion of the box and the coefficient of kinetic friction.

The free body diagram for the box on an inclined plane is as shown in the fig below,

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