A 10 kg crate sits at rest on a rough horizontal loading dock
PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Laws of Motion · Laws of Motion
Problem
A 10 kg crate sits at rest on a rough horizontal loading dock. The coefficient of static friction between the crate and the dock is μs=0.40. A worker pushes the crate east with a constant 25N force while a gust of wind exerts an additional 10N force in the same direction. Determine whether the crate will start sliding across the dock. If it does not, give the magnitude of the friction force acting on the crate.