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You push against a steamer trunk with a force of 750 N at an angle of 25° with the horizontal . The trunk is on a flat floor and the coefficient of static friction between the trunk and floor is 0.77. What is the most massive trunk you will be able to move?

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This means that the horizontal force is 750sin(25°). To be able to move the truck, force applied must be greater than static friction, which equals to its coefficient (0.77) x normal contact force (= weight)

Hence, 750sin(25°) = 0.77mg. m = 750sin(25°)/(0.77g)
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