An object with a mass of # 12 kg# is lying still on a surface and is compressing a horizontal spring by #3/2 m#. If the spring's constant is # 6 (kg)/s^2#, what is the minimum value of the surface's coefficient of static friction?
1 Answer
Feb 28, 2016
Explanation:
Given that
The object is said to be lying still and hence the normal force times the coefficient of friction is the maximum restoring force applied on the body.
So,
So,
I reduced the value up in the answer part.