A 12.5 kg box slides down a ramp that is inclined at 20.0° above the horizontal. If the coefficient of kinetic friction between the box and the ramp is 0.120 then what is the acceleration of the box as it slides down the ramp? Include a force (or free-body) diagram of

A 12.5 kg box slides down a ramp that is inclined at 20.0° above the horizontal. If the coefficient of kinetic friction between the box and the ramp is 0.120 then what is the acceleration of the box as it slides down the ramp? Include a force (or free-body) diagram of

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Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student Edition

1st Edition

ISBN:9780078807213

Author:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Publisher:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Chapter5: Displacement And Force In Two Dimensions

Section5.2: Friction

Problem 20PP

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