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tnhoots
Feb 6, 2007, 09:57 AM
A block of mass 8.00 kg is pushed up against a wall by a force P that makes a 50.0° angle with the horizontal. The coefficient of static friction between the block and the wall is 0.27. Determine the possible values for the magnitude of P that allow the block to remain stationary.
Find N maximum
Find N minimum



I drew out the free-body diagram for this problem. And that is pretty much as far as I got. I know that g=9.8 will come into play as well as sin and cos. However, I'm just not sure how they all figure out... any suggestions?

Capuchin
Feb 7, 2007, 12:48 AM
Sorry what is N?

tnhoots
Feb 7, 2007, 08:31 AM
YAY I actually figured this one out on my own. Exciting!!

Capuchin
Feb 7, 2007, 08:37 AM
Great work :)