
A worker pushes horizontally on a crate with a force of magnitude . The coefficient of static friction between the crate and the floor is .
(a) What is the value of under the circumstances?
(b) Does the crate move?
(c) What is the frictional force on the crate from the floor?
(d) Suppose, next, that a second worker pulls directly upward on the crate to help out. What is the least vertical pull that will allow the first worker's push to move the crate?
(e) If, instead, the second worker pulls horizontally to help out, what is the least pull that will get the crate moving?
(c) What is the frictional force on the crate from the floor?
(d) Suppose, next, that a second worker pulls directly upward on the crate to help out. What is the least vertical pull that will allow the first worker's push to move the crate?

Important Questions on Force and Motion-II
In the figure shown below, the cross section of a road cut into the side of a mountain. The solid line represents a weak bedding plane along which the sliding is possible. Block directly above the highway is separated from uphill rock by a large crack (called a joint), so that only friction between the block and the bedding plane prevents sliding. The mass of the block is , the dip angle of the bedding plane is and the coefficient of static friction between the block and plane is . (a) Show that the block will not slide under these circumstances.
(b) Next, water seeps into the joint and expands upon freezing, exerting on the block a force parallel to . What minimum value of force magnitude will trigger a slide down the plane?

In the figure shown below, a block of mass is at rest on a ramp. The coefficient of static friction between the block and the ramp is not known. Find the magnitude of the net force exerted by the ramp on the block.

In the figure shown below a small block of mass is sent sliding with velocity along a slab of mass, starting at a distance of from the far end of the slab. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the slab and the floor is that between the block and the slab is with . (a) Find the minimum value of such that the block reaches the far end of the slab. (b) For that value of , how long does the block take to reach the far end?

In the figure shown below a force acts on a block weighing . The block is initially at rest on a plane inclined at angle to the horizontal. The positive direction of the -axis is up the plane. Between block and plane, the coefficient of static friction is and the coefficient of kinetic friction is . In unit-vector notation, what is the frictional force on the block from the plane when is (a) (b) and (c)?

You testify as an expert witness in a case involving an accident in which car slid into the rear of car , which was stopped at a red light along a road headed down a hill (shown in the figure below). You find that the slope of the hill is . The cars were separated by distance when the driver of car put the car into a slide (it lacked any automatic anti-lock braking system). The speed of car at the onset of braking was . With what speed did car hit car , if the coefficient of the kinetic friction was
(a) (dry road surface)?
(b) (road surface covered with wet leaves)?

A horizontal force pushes a block weighing against a vertical wall (In the figure shown below). The coefficient of static friction between the wall and the block is , and the coefficient of kinetic friction is . Assume that the block is not moving initially. (a) Will the block move? (b) In unit-vector notation, what is the force on the block from the wall?

In figure, a box of Cheerios and a box of Wheaties are accelerated across a horizontal surface by a horizontal force applied to the Cheerios box. The magnitude of the frictional force on the Cheerios box is , and the magnitude of the frictional force on the Wheaties box is . If the magnitude of is, what is the magnitude of the force on the Wheaties box from the Cheerios box?

In a kg sled is attached to a kg sand box by a string of negligible mass, wrapped over a pulley of negligible mass and friction. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the sled and table top is .Find (a) the acceleration of the sled and (b) the tension of the string.
