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Static Friction in Free Body Diagram (FBD) of Car parked on Incline
I'm working on a sample problem and it asks on how steep of an incline can a car park? From what I learned the friction is in the opposite direction if there was motion in said friction-less ...
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Vertical Load Reactions On A Ramp
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I'm working on a small hardware project.
I have two load sensors located at distance $S_1$ ($x=0$) and $S_2$. Assuming we ignore the weight of the ramp ...
What is the load on $S_1$ and ...
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How should I draw this free-body diagram?
The horizontal force P acts on the rim of the homogeneous cylinder of radius R and weight W. Determine the smallest coefficient of static friction that enables the cylinder to start rolling up the ...
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Rolling resistance and static friction
I am a bit confused about the relation between rolling resistance and static friction.
I have often heard that it is the static friction that lets the wheel roll. Consider the following two cases:
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Two problems with free body diagrams. Contradictions (solutions are provided)
This problem is similar, but also different question from my previous question. They are both unfortunately long.
Problem/Solution #1
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Quick Concept Check
a) Could someone briefly explain to me ...
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Why is static friction omitted here? And comparison with this problem on Newton's second Law. Solutions are all provided
The problem itself is short, but my concept question is...long. So be prepared. Note that problem 1 and problem 2 are related to my concept questions, so I am not taking advantage of asking two in ...
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How do I properly use Newton's Third Law and Free Body Diagrams?
A force of 14.0N is applied to a block as shown in the diagram below
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If the coefficient of friction is between the surface and the blocks is 0.35
a) What is the acceleration of the two blocks?
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