A person pushing a horizontal, uniformly loaded, 27.15 kg27.15 kg wheelbarrow of length ?L is attempting to get it over a step of height ℎ=0.370?,h=0.370R, where ?R is the wheel's radius. The center of gravity of the wheelbarrow is in the center of the wheelbarrow.   What is the horizontal component ??Px of the minimum force ?⃗ P→ necessary to push the wheelbarrow over the step? The gravitational acceleration is ?=9.81 m/s2.

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A person pushing a horizontal, uniformly loaded, 27.15 kg27.15 kg wheelbarrow of length ?L is attempting to get it over a step of height ℎ=0.370?,h=0.370R, where ?R is the wheel's radius. The center of gravity of the wheelbarrow is in the center of the wheelbarrow.
 
What is the horizontal component ??Px of the minimum force ?⃗ P→ necessary to push the wheelbarrow over the step? The gravitational acceleration is ?=9.81 m/s2.
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