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Homework Statement
Peter is pulling Paul who is on a toboggan, along a rough horizontal snow surface using a rope which makes an angle of 30ᵒ with the horizontal. Paul and the toboggan have a total mass of 40kg and the toboggan is moving with a constant speed in a straight line. Given the tension in the rope is 50N, find the coefficient of friction between the toboggan and the snow.
Homework Equations
Guys i don't have a clue on this one, I've been killing my head on it.
The Attempt at a Solution
this is what i tried:
Fx = Fcos 30o
43.30127019
Fy = Fsin 60o
43.30127019
That's how far i can go.
please help