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A safe weighing 10 tons is to be loaded on a truck 5 ft high by means of planks 20 ft long. If it requires 350 lbto overcome friction on the skids, find the least force necessaryto move the safe.

College Physics

1st Edition

ISBN:9781938168000

Author:Paul Peter Urone, Roger Hinrichs

Publisher:Paul Peter Urone, Roger Hinrichs

Chapter4: Dynamics: Force And Newton's Laws Of Motion

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 21PE: Show that, as stated in the text, a force F exerted on a flexible medium at its center and...

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