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Thomas10
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Homework Statement
Hey, guys I'm having trouble solving this problem, I'm not sure what to do first
This is the info it gives:
A stationary 15 kg object is located on a table near the surface of the earth. The coefficient of static friction between the surfaces is 0.40 and the coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.25.
This is the problem:
A horizontal force of 20 N is applied to the object.
A)Determine the force of friction.
B)Determine the acceleration of the object.
Homework Equations
F=MA
F=uN
W=MG
The Attempt at a Solution
For this part A of this problem I wasn't sure if this was right but what I did was I first found the weight which is 15x9.81=147.15 I then got confused since the problem gives coefficient of static and kinetic since I thought the object was moving I used the formula F=uN and used the coefficient of kinetic friction so .25 times the weigh 147.15 and then I got 36.7875 I'm not sure if this is the right answer for part b to find the force of friction.
For part B of this problem I completely don't know what to do I thought that 20N was a force I can plug in for F=MA so I thought I can divide 20 by 15 which is the weight to find acceleration