Question

A box lies in the open back of a truck. The coefficient of static friction between the box and the and the truck is 0.20. What is the maximum acceleration of the truck without causing the box to slide?

Answer 1

The maximum velocity is
`a_(max) = 1.96 m/s^2`

Step-by-step explanation:

From the question we are told that

The coefficient of static friction is
`\mu = 0.20`

Generally the maximum acceleration can be mathematically represented as

`a_(max) = \mu * g`

Where g is the acceleration due to gravity and the value is
`g = 9.8 \ m/s^2`

substituting vlues

`a_(max) = 0.20 *9.80`

`a_(max) = 1.96 m/s^2`