50kg steel file cabinet is in the back of a dump truck.  The truck’s bed, also made of steel, is slowly tilted.  Steel on steel has a coefficient of static friction of 0.60. What is the size of the static friction when the truck bed is tilted 20o?At what angle will the cabinet begin to slide?

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 50kg steel file cabinet is in the back of a dump truck.  The truck’s bed, also made of steel, is slowly tilted.  Steel on steel has a coefficient of static friction of 0.60. What is the size of the static friction when the truck bed is tilted 20o?At what angle will the cabinet begin to slide?

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