Two 10-lb blocks A and B are connected by a slender rod of negligible weight. The coefficient of static friction is 0.30 between all surfaces of contact, and the rod forms an angle θ=30° with the vertical. (a)Show that the system is in equilibrium when P= 0. (b) Determine the largest value of P for which equilibrium is maintained.

Two 10-lb blocks A and B are connected by a slender rod of negligible weight. The coefficient of static friction is 0.30 between all surfaces of contact, and the rod forms an angle θ=30° with the vertical. (a)Show that the system is in equilibrium when P= 0. (b) Determine the largest value of P for which equilibrium is maintained.

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Chapter7: Dry Friction

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Problem 7.66P: The blocks A and B of weights WA and WB are joined by a rope that passes over the fixed peg C. The...

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