Why Am I the Only Girl in My Electro Engineering Class?

In summary, the conversation discusses a physics problem involving a block A on an incline and the forces acting on it, including gravity, friction, and an external force F. The question is how much force F needs to be to prevent block B from moving. The answer is given in terms of the angle of the incline and the friction between A and B. The conversation ends with a question about which components of force F are affecting friction and pushing A up the incline.
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Only girl on electro engineering :(

Hello! This is my first post but not the last! :D
I'm a student at norwegian universety and I really have difficulty with phisics

Here's my question (look at attacment)


How big force F has to be so that B doestn't change position (doesn't flys over and doesn't fells down)?

Answer is this:

Mg(tanø*y) Mg(tanø+ y)
------------ < F< -----------
1+y*tanø 1-y*tanø

ø=angle
y=friction ( between A and B)


I'm not very proud to say that I used 10 hours in the row on this, so any help will be very appreciated!
 

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Welcome to PF.

Consider then the forces acting on the block A, with mass call it m, along the plane of the incline.
Gravity wants it to slide down at m*g*sinθ
Friction wants to hold it at μ*m*g*cosθ

Now what about your force F ?

How much is it accelerating the system of A and B?

Then what components of that force are increasing friction? and what component is wanting to push it up the incline?
 
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Hi! I am a newcomer too... So welcome:P
Where is the Force apllied? To the A body? To the B? To none of these?
 

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