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Homework Statement
A horizontal rope pulls a 10kg wood sled across frictionless snow. A 5.0kg wood box rides on the sled. The coefficient of static friction for wood on wood is \mu_s=0.5.
What is the largest tension force for which the box doesn't slip?
Homework Equations
n=Fg=mg
The Attempt at a Solution
So far I've got a picture and a free body diagram, with 3 total forces: Gravity defining down, normal force pointing up, and static friction pointed opposite the direction of motion.
I tried setting T equal to static friction but I got the wrong answer.
Can someone talk me through the problem so I know what I'm missing? Thanks.