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Homework Statement
A suitcase is on a sloped carousel (slope = 36degrees) with a radius of 11m and a constant speed. The suitcase has not slid all the way down the carousel.The coefficient of static friction between the suitcase and the carousel is 0.76. How much time is required for the suitcase to go around once?
Homework Equations
velocity = 2 * (pi) * r / period of motion
The Attempt at a Solution
Not sure what to do here. 2 unknowns in the equation above. Does the angle even matter?