An object with a mass of $3 k g$ $3 kg$ is lying still on a surface and is compressing a horizontal spring by $80 c m$ $80 c m$ . If the spring's constant is $6 \frac{k g}{s^{2}}$ $6 (kg)/s^2$ , what is the minimum value of the surface's coefficient of static friction?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-26T14:54:05

The coefficient of static friction is $= 0.16$ $=0.16$

The mass is $m = 3 k g$ $m=3kg$

The compression of the spring is $x = 0.80 m$ $x=0.80m$

The spring constant is $k = 6 k g s^{- 2}$ $k=6kgs^-2$

The reaction of the spring is $R = k x = 6 \cdot 0.8 = 4.8 N$ $R=kx=6*0.8=4.8N$

The acceleration due to gravity is $g = 9.8 m s^{- 2}$ $g=9.8ms^-2$

The normal reaction of the object is

$N = m g = 3 \cdot 9.8 = 29.4 N$ $N=mg=3*9.8=29.4N$

The coefficient of static friction is

$μ_{s} = \frac{R}{N} = \frac{4.8}{29.4} = 0.16$ $mu_s=R/N=4.8/29.4=0.16$

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