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Posted by squires on Friday, September 16, 2011 at 7:39pm.

There are Two boxes on top of each other. The top has a mass of 2.99kg the bottom one has a mass of 7.89 kg. A horizontal force of 39.97 newtons is applied to the left to move them both at an acceleration of 1.42m's^2
Find the minimum coefficient of static friction μt between the blocks such that the 2.99 kg block does not slip under an acceleration of 1.42 m/s2.

physics - bobpursley, Friday, September 16, 2011 at 9:42pm
Where is the force applied, Top or bottom box?
physics - squires, Saturday, September 17, 2011 at 10:15am
the force is pulling both boxes to the right

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