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A crate is placed on a slipway with gradient 1 in 5 (20%). The slipway has a coating of dry seaweed, coefficient of friction m 1⁄4 0.6. Show that the crate is stable. It then starts to rain, the seaweed absorbs water, and the coefficient of friction falls to 0.1. Will the crate slide into the sea?

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I think it’s 56^ then divide
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