6 kg 4 kg 25° A 4 kg block suspended in the air is held at rest by a massless string (and massless pulley) connecting it to a second 6 kg block on a 25° inclined ramp. There is static friction between the 6 kg block and the ramp. Find the static frictional force needed to keep the system at rest?

6 kg 4 kg 25° A 4 kg block suspended in the air is held at rest by a massless string (and massless pulley) connecting it to a second 6 kg block on a 25° inclined ramp. There is static friction between the 6 kg block and the ramp. Find the static frictional force needed to keep the system at rest?

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