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Homework Statement
At an airport, you pull a 18-kg suitcase across the floor with a strap that is at 45 degrees above the horizontal. Find the normal force and the tension on the strap, given that the suitcase moves with a constant speed and the coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.38.
[tex]\mu[/tex]k = 0.38
m = 18kg
[tex]\sum[/tex]F = 0 (because speed is constant)
angle = 45
N = ?
T = ?
Homework Equations
Fcos([tex]\theta[/tex]) - Ff = 0
Ff = mg - Fsin([tex]\theta[/tex])([tex]\mu[/tex]k)
The Attempt at a Solution
Fcos([tex]\theta[/tex]) - [mg - Fsin([tex]\theta[/tex])([tex]\mu[/tex]k)]
Fcos(42) - [(18)(9.81) - Fsin(42)](0.38) = 0
I'm trying to solve for F but I don't know how to get rid of, solve equations with cos and sin.
Help is appreciated!