A crate of mass rests on a horizontal rough floor

PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Laws of Motion · Laws of Motion

Problem

A crate of mass mm rests on a horizontal rough floor. You push on the crate with a force FF directed at an angle θ\theta below the horizontal. Derive an algebraic expression for the minimum value of FF needed to start the crate sliding in terms of mm, gg, μs\mu_s, and θ\theta.

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