An object with a mass of # 3 kg# is lying on a surface and is compressing a horizontal spring by #8 cm#. If the spring's constant is # 2 (kg)/s^2#, what is the minimum value of the surface's coefficient of static friction?
1 Answer
Dec 21, 2017
The coefficient of static friction is
Explanation:
The mass is
The compression of the spring is
The spring constant is
The reaction of the spring is
The acceleration due to gravity is
The normal reaction of the object is
The coefficient of static friction is