A wooden block weighing 20 N is pushed along a rough horizontal surface at a constant speed by a horizontal force of 10 N. Which of the following is the coefficient of static friction between the block and the surface

A wooden block weighing 20 N is pushed along a rough horizontal surface at a constant speed by a horizontal force of 10 N. Which of the following is the coefficient of static friction between the block and the surface

Physics for Scientists and Engineers, Technology Update (No access codes included)

9th Edition

ISBN:9781305116399

Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Chapter13: Universal Gravitation

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 13.36P

See similar textbooks

Related questions

Q: Friction force is inversely proportional to the magnitude of the normal force exerted on an object…

A: Given Friction force is inversely proportional to the magnitude of the normal force exerted on an…

Q: A box weighing 35 N is pulled horizontally until it slides uniformly over a level floor. If the…

Q: A 5kg mass is held at rest on a 30 degree incline by a force of friction. What is the magnitude of…

Q: The force of friction always acts at an angle of 180 degrees relative to the motion of the object.…

A: False

Q: A 100 N wooden crate is pushed across a concrete floor. The friction forces is equal to 62 N. find…

A: Given :F=62 NN=100We know that the formula to the frictional force is ,F= μN

Q: A horizontal force of is just sufficient to hold the crate from sliding down the plane, and a…

Q: A block is pulled by Miko at constant speed along a rough level surface by a rope that makes an…

A: When the block moves at constant speed, then the resultant force on the block is zero.

Q: A box weighing 150 lbs is moved across a horizontal floor by dragging it by means of rope attached…

A: The sum of vertical forces acts on the box is ∑Fy=0N+Fsinθ-W=0 1 The…

Q: A 3.30 kg block is on a 30° inclined plane with a coefficient of static friction of 0.33 and…

Q: A sphere of mass 4.3 × 104 kg is suspended from a cord. A steady horizontal breeze pushes the sphere…

Q: A 10 kg box is stationary on an incline but it is just about to slide down. It is held by a string…

A: The net force acts on the direction of the inclined plane is given by…

Q: A sphere of mass 5.8 x 104 kg is suspended from a cord. A steady horizontal breeze pushes the sphere…

Q: 0 kg is along an inclined plane 30 degrees with respect to the horizontal. If coefficient of…

A: Givenm=100 kgθ=30°μ=0.3

Q: Two wooden crates rest on top of one another. The smaller top crate has a mass of m1 = 15 kg and the…

Q: Two blocks, of weights 3.6 N and 7.2 N, are connected by a massless string and slide down a 30…

A: The net force on the first box,

Q: A 2-kg block is pulled by a constant horizontal force of 10 N. If the coefficient of friction…

Q: A horizontal force of 20 N is required to keep a 6.0 kg body in uniform motion along a horizontal…

Q: A heavy crate is pushed across a rough surface. The force that is ultimately responsible for the…

A: Given:

Q: An example of a force which acts at a distance is O tension weight. static friction. kinetic…

Q: A stuntman is being pulled along a rough road at a constant velocity by a cable attached to a moving…

A: Given Information:- Mass of the stuntman is m=109 kg Coefficient of kinetic friction between the…

Q: The force that is exerted on an object by any surface which is in contact and that which acts…

Q: Assume that the pulleys are frictionless, but the horizontal surface is rough with a coefficient of…

A: According to Newton's second law F = ma

Q: A block is pulled at constant speed along a rough level surface by a rope that makes an angle of 30°…

A: When the system is in equilibrium, the net force on the object is zero.

Q: A typical car travels a distance of 100 km at 110 km/h. It then repeats the journey at 70 km/h. What…

A: According to question --- Given data -- distance - 100 km. first speed (v1) - 110 km/h. second…

Q: A force is applied to accelerate an object on a smooth icy surface. When the force stops, which of…

A: There are no forces either because we're told that this is a smooth surface and icy so there's no…

Q: A horizontal force of 800 N is needed to overcome the force of static friction between a level floor…

A: The magnitude of horizontal force F=800 N The mass of the crate m=200 kg The acceleration due to…

Q: A 2 kg block is pulled on by a rope with a tension force of 20 N. The coefficient of kinetic…

Q: A block with a mass of 7.15 kg is on a horizontal surface that has friction. A string is pulling…

Q: An object of mass m = 15 kg rests on a rough inclined surface making an angle a the horizontal, as…

A: Given:- Mass of the object is m=15 kg Angle of inclination of the incline is α=30° Gravitational…

Q: A box with a weight of 50 N rests on a horizontal surface. A person pulls horizontally on it with a…

A: Given data: The weight of box is W=50 N. The horizontal force is FH=15 N. The coefficient of static…

Q: A stuntman is being pulled along a rough road at a constant velocity by a cable attached to a moving…

A: Write the expression for the net force. From the above equation the normal force is,

Q: A 50-N block, on a 30° incline, is being held motionless by friction. The coefficient of static…

Q: Given in the figure are two blocks A and B of weight 20 N and 100 N, respectively. These are being…

Q: A block is pulled at constant speed along a rough level surface by a rope that makes an angle of 30°…

A: The net force is zero, when the system is in equilibrium.

Q: A sphere of mass 1.3 × 104 kg is suspended from a cord. A steady horizontal breeze pushes the sphere…

Q: A sphere of mass 5.1 x 104 kg is suspended from a cord. A steady horizontal breeze pushes the sphere…

A: Visualize the Problem:

Q: An object that weighs 68.0 N is pulled on a horizontal surface by a force of 82.6 N; at angle 36.0…

A: Given data Weight of the object, w=68 N Applied force, F=82.6 N Angle, θ=360 Coefficient of kinetic…

Q: A 2.00 [kg] brick is pushed by a 10.0 [N] force against a rough wall with coefficient of static…

Q: A sphere of mass 2.9 x 104 kg is suspended from a cord. A steady horizontal breeze pushes the sphere…

Q: A sphere of mass 5.4 × 104 kg is suspended from a cord. A steady horizontal breeze pushes the sphere…

Q: A 2 Mg block is pulled upward parallel to the inclined plane at an angle of 36 degrees. Coefficient…

Q: A 56 lb mass rest on a horizontal surface. The force needed to move it along the surface is 20lb.…

A: The force due to static friction is, Fs=μsN=μsmgμs=Fmg The mass of the object in kg is, m=56 lb0.454…

Q: A 5.0-kg crate is on an incline that makes an angle 30° with the horizontal. If the coefficient of…

Q: A box is made of wood as shown in the figure below if P=50 lb, the weight of the box =200 Ib, the…

A: TORQUE about G P × R 50 ×1 =50 lb ft

Q: my physics lab instructs me to estimate coefficient of friction sliding a block of wood on a table…

A: Friction is generated when there is a relative motion between two surfaces. So, coefficient of…

Concept explainers

Newton’s Third Law of Motion

The horse pulls the cart and the cart pulls the horse in response as per Newton third law. So the big question is, “Don’t the two forces cancel each other? How does the cart accelerate?”

Question

100%

A wooden block weighing 20 N is pushed along a rough horizontal surface
at a constant speed by a horizontal force of 10 N. Which of the following is
the coefficient of static friction between the block and the surface
10 N
20 N
a. Zero
O b. Less than 0.5
c. Equal to 0.5
O d. Greater than 0.5

Expert Solution

This question has been solved!

Explore an expertly crafted, step-by-step solution for a thorough understanding of key concepts.

This is a popular solution!

SEE SOLUTION Check out a sample Q&A here

Step 1

VIEW

Step 2

VIEW

Trending now

This is a popular solution!

Step by step

Solved in 2 steps with 1 images

SEE SOLUTION Check out a sample Q&A here

Knowledge Booster

Learn more about

Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, physics and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.

Similar questions

Figure P5.41 shows the speed of a persons body as he does a chin-up. Assume the motion is vertical and the mass of the persons both is 64.0 kg. Determine the force exerted by the chin-up bar on his body at (a) t = 0, (b) t = 0.5 s, (c) t = 1.1 s, and (d) t = 1.6 s.
When an 80.0kg man stands on a pogo stick, the spring is compressed 0.120 m. (a) What is the force constant of the spring? (b) Will the spring be compressed more when he hops down the read?
In Example 5.8, we investigated the apparent weight of a fish in an elevator. Now consider a 72.0-kg man standing on a spring scale in an elevator. Starting from rest, the elevator ascends, attaining its maximum speed of 1.20 m/s in 0.800 s. It travels with this constant speed for the next 5.00 s. The elevator then undergoes a uniform acceleration in the negative y direction for 1.50 s and comes to rest. What does the spring scale register (a) before the elevator starts to move, (b) during the first 0.800 s, (c) while the elevator is traveling at constant speed, and (d) during the time interval it is slowing down?
A young woman buys an inexpensive used car stock car racing. It can attain highway speed with an acceleration of 8.40 mi/h s. By making changes to its engine, she can increase the net horizontal force on the car by 24.0%. With much less expense, she can remove material from the hotly of the car to decrease its mass by 24.0%. (a) Winch of these two changes. if either, will result, in the greater increase in the cars acceleration? (b) If she makes both changes. what acceleration can she attain?
A steel ball is dropped onto a hard floor from a height of 1.50 m and rebounds to a height of 1.45 m. (a) Calculate its velocity just before it strikes the floor. (b) Calculate its velocity just after it leaves the floor on its way back up. (c) Calculate its acceleration during contact with the floor if that contact lasts 0.0800ms(8.0010-5s) (d) How much did the ball compress during its collision with the floor, assuming the floor is absolutely rigid?
We tie an 80 cm long rubber cord to the ceiling and attach a 50 g weight o its other end. The cord gets extended by 4.0 cm. We raise the weight to the ceiling and let it down. What is the force of the string, when the weight reaches its lowest point?
1. A steel ball having a mass of 21 kg and a starting from a position of is allowed to fall freely from the top of building to the ground. If air is negligible the elapsed time is 3.5s. rest friction a. Compute the velocity of the ball at the instant of the impact to the ground. b. the height of the building in meter
An archer pulls back 0.75 m on a bow which has a stiffness of 200 N/m. The arrow weighs 50 g. What is the velocity of the arrow immediately after release?
A 6.1-g bullet has a velocity of 475 m/s when it penetrates a wooden door to a depth of 3.5 cm. Assuming the frictional force that stops the bullet is constant, how long does it take from the time the bullet hits the door till it comes to a stop?
A 4.0 g bullet exits the muzzle of a rifle with a velocity of 338 m / s. What force (assumed constant) is exerted on the bullet as it travels through the barrel of the 0.83-m long rifle?
A 70-kg ice skater slides on rough ice at a speed of 2.4 m/s, coming to rest uniformly in 3.52 s due to ice friction. What is the friction force exerted by the ice?
A force of 15.0 N is required to move a 1:40 scale model ship at 4.8 km/h. Assuming similar that there is the same water in the towing pond as in the sea, i.e. its properties are, determine the velocity and inertial force in the prototype assume in this case that the flow is dominated by the gravitational force