There is a box with height 1.2 m, width 0.8 m and mass 50 kg. It contains a very expensive equipment, which cannot be tilted while moving. There is a rope connected to the top-right corner of the box that you can pull with. The static friction coefficient  between the floor and the box is 0.4. Assuming the rope angle θ is 30 degrees and  m/s2.   a) Is it possible to move the box using the rope without tilting the box? (need to show details)   b) What is the minimum force required to move the box on the floor?

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There is a box with height 1.2 m, width 0.8 m and mass 50 kg. It contains a very expensive equipment, which cannot be tilted while moving. There is a rope connected to the top-right corner of the box that you can pull with. The static friction coefficient  between the floor and the box is 0.4. Assuming the rope angle θ is 30 degrees and  m/s2.

 

  1. a) Is it possible to move the box using the rope without tilting the box? (need to show details)

 

  1. b) What is the minimum force required to move the box on the floor?
There is a box with height 1.2
ass 50 kg. It contains a very
- which cannot be tilted while
pe connected to the top-right
0.8 m
you can pull with. The static
between the floor and the box
rope angle 0 is 30 degrees
m = 50 kg
|1.2 m
pve the box using the rope
? (need to show details)
um force required to move the
Transcribed Image Text:There is a box with height 1.2 ass 50 kg. It contains a very - which cannot be tilted while pe connected to the top-right 0.8 m you can pull with. The static between the floor and the box rope angle 0 is 30 degrees m = 50 kg |1.2 m pve the box using the rope ? (need to show details) um force required to move the
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