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2 part question. Thumbs up promised.
A) A block with mass m1 = 9.3 kg is on an incline with an angle θ = 23° with respect to the horizontal. For the first question there is no friction, but for the rest of this problem the coefficients of friction are: μk = 0.2 and μs = 0.22.
When there is no friction, what is the magnitude of the acceleration of the block? Now with friction, what is the magnitude of the acceleration of the block after it begins to slide down the plane? To keep the mass from accelerating, a spring is attached. What is the minimum spring constant of the spring to keep the block from sliding if it extends x = 0.14 m from its unstretched length. Now a new block with mass m2 = 15.5 kg is attached to the first block. The new block is made of a different material and has a greater coefficient of static friction. What minimum value for the coefficient of static friction is needed between the new block and the plane to keep the system from accelerating?
B) A block with mass m1 = 9.3 kg is on an incline with an angle θ = 26° with respect to the horizontal. For the first question there is no friction between the incline and the block.
When there is no friction, what is the magnitude of the acceleration of the block? Now with friction, the acceleration is measured to be only a = 3.31 m/s2. What is the coefficient of kinetic friction between the incline and the block? To keep the mass from accelerating, a spring is attached with spring constant k = 155 N/m. What is the coefficient of static friction if the spring must extend at least x = 14 cm from its unstretched length to keep the block from moving down the plane?The spring is replaced with a massless rope that pulls horizontally to prevent the block from moving. What is the tension in the rope? Now a new block is attached to the first block. The new block is made of a different material and has a coefficient of static friction μ = 0.73. What minimum mass is needed to keep the system from accelerating?