What maximum distance can the truck travel

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A box rests on the (horizontal) back of a truck. The coefficient of static friction between the box and the surface on which it rests is 0.18. What maximum distance can the truck travel (starting from rest and moving horizontally with constant acceleration) in 4.0 s without having the box slide?

 

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8 m

 

28 m

 

3.5 m

 

11 m

 

14 m

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