A 4.00-kg wedge A is placed on a rough inclined surface and is observed to slide down. The coefficients of sliding and impending-slide friction between the wedge and the incline are 0.150 and 0.200, respectively. Which of the following is closest to the magnitude of the friction force between wedge A and the incline?  a. 6.01 N b. 20.7 N c. 4.51 N d. 25.2 N

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A 4.00-kg wedge A is placed on a rough inclined surface and is observed to slide down. The coefficients of sliding and impending-slide friction between the wedge and the incline are 0.150 and 0.200, respectively. Which of the following is closest to the magnitude of the friction force between wedge A and the incline? 
a. 6.01 N
b. 20.7 N
c. 4.51 N
d. 25.2 N

m = 4 kg
A
40°
Hs = 0.2
Mk = 0.15
Transcribed Image Text:m = 4 kg A 40° Hs = 0.2 Mk = 0.15
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