An object with a mass of #16 kg# is lying still on a surface and is compressing a horizontal spring by #7/8 m#. If the spring's constant is #15 (kg)/s^2#, what is the minimum value of the surface's coefficient of static friction?
1 Answer
May 19, 2017
The coeficient of friction is
Explanation:
The coefficient of static friction is
The spring constant is
The compression is
Therefore,
The normal force is
The coefficient of static friction is