3. A 25.0-kg box of textbooks rests on a ramp that makes an angle with the horizontal. The coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.25, and the coefficient of static friction is 0.35. As the angle is increased, find the minimum angle at which the box starts to slip.

3. A 25.0-kg box of textbooks rests on a ramp that makes an angle with the horizontal. The coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.25, and the coefficient of static friction is 0.35. As the angle is increased, find the minimum angle at which the box starts to slip.

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3. A 25.0-kg box of textbooks rests on a ramp that makes an
angle with the horizontal. The coefficient of kinetic friction is
0.25, and the coefficient of static friction is 0.35. As the angle
is increased, find the minimum angle at which the box starts
to slip.

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