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shinn90
Jul28-08, 10:00 AM
Q1
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M is on the point of sliding:
0 = MA g - T => T = MA g .... (1)
0 = T - (0.35)(150 g) .... (2)
Substitute (1) into (2) : MA = (0.35)(150) = 52.5 kg.

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is the answer 398.5 kg?

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is the answer 189.5 kg?

http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/8738/f4fv4.th.png (http://img179.imageshack.us/my.php?image=f4fv4.png)

is the answer 36.5 N?

moemoney
Jul29-08, 09:33 AM
I dont think the second one is correct. I stopped right here because it was tideous to do all the solutions just to check your answers. Post your way of solutions.