A block of mass 5.00 kg rides a top of a second block of mass 10.0 kg. A person attaches a rope to the bottom block and pulls the system horizontally across a frictionless surface, as shown in FIG 7. Friction between the two blocks keeps the 5.00 kg block from slipping off. If the coefficient of friction is 0.350, what maximum force can be exerted by the rope on the 10.0 kg block without causing the 5.00 kg block to slip? m M FIG. 7 (a) 5.25 N (b) 17.2 N (c) 34.3 N (d) 51.5 N

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A block of mass 5.00 kg rides a top of a second block of mass
10.0 kg. A person attaches a rope to the bottom block and
pulls the system horizontally across a frictionless surface, as
shown in FIG 7. Friction between the two blocks keeps the
5.00 kg block from slipping off. If the coefficient of friction is
0.350, what maximum force can be exerted by the rope on the
10.0 kg block without causing the 5.00 kg block to slip?
m
M
FIG. 7
(a) 5.25 N
(b) 17.2 N
(c) 34.3 N
(d) 51.5 N
Transcribed Image Text:A block of mass 5.00 kg rides a top of a second block of mass 10.0 kg. A person attaches a rope to the bottom block and pulls the system horizontally across a frictionless surface, as shown in FIG 7. Friction between the two blocks keeps the 5.00 kg block from slipping off. If the coefficient of friction is 0.350, what maximum force can be exerted by the rope on the 10.0 kg block without causing the 5.00 kg block to slip? m M FIG. 7 (a) 5.25 N (b) 17.2 N (c) 34.3 N (d) 51.5 N
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