Consider a 21.6-kg box on a ramp angled at 45.2 degrees above the horizontal. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the box and the ramp is 0.210 and the coefficient of static friction is 0.401. Find the magnitude of the acceleration (in m/s2) of the box down the ramp.

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Consider a 21.6-kg box on a ramp angled at 45.2 degrees above the horizontal. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the box and the ramp is 0.210 and the coefficient of static friction is 0.401. Find the magnitude of the acceleration (in m/s2) of the box down the ramp.

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