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Posted by Ridley Scott on Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at 5:26pm.

A skier stands on a 5 degree slope . if the coefficient of static friction is 0.1, does the skier start to slide?

Physics - bobpursley, Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at 5:40pm
is forcegravity down the slope > friction force?

forcegravity=mgSinTheta

forcefriction=mu*mg*cosTheta
Physics - Ridley Scott, Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at 5:56pm
I don't have mass though so what am I supposed to do now?
Physics - Ridley Scott, Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at 6:01pm
I don't have mass though so what am I supposed to do now?

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