A cable is attached to a 1.40 kg block A, is looped over a fixed peg at C, and is attached to plate B.(Figure 1) The coefficient of static friction between the plate and the block is HA = 0.150, the coefficient of static friction between the plate and the inclined plane is µB = 0.300, and the coefficient of static friction between the cable and the peg is µc = 7.00×10-2. If the plane's angle is 30.0 degrees, what is the maximum mass that plate B can have such that it does not slide down the plane? Express your answer numerically in kilograms to three significant figures. • View Available Hint(s) vec mB = kg

A cable is attached to a 1.40 kg block A, is looped over a fixed peg at C, and is attached to plate B.(Figure 1) The coefficient of static friction between the plate and the block is HA = 0.150, the coefficient of static friction between the plate and the inclined plane is µB = 0.300, and the coefficient of static friction between the cable and the peg is µc = 7.00×10-2. If the plane's angle is 30.0 degrees, what is the maximum mass that plate B can have such that it does not slide down the plane? Express your answer numerically in kilograms to three significant figures. • View Available Hint(s) vec mB = kg

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