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 #12 (kg)/s^2#, what is the minimum value of the surface's coefficient of static friction?
1 Answer
Apr 20, 2016
Explanation:
The force exerted by a spring with spring constant
Now, as friction is always in the opposite direction to the applied force, hence, we have
where
hence,