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hi, I've approach the first question, but i don't know how to start w/ this question. I already have my body diagram and everything. Could someone tell me how ?
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Consider a lawnmower of weight which can slide across a horizontal surface with a coefficient of friction . In this problem the lawnmower is pushed using a massless handle, which makes an angle with the horizontal. Assume that , the force exerted by the handle, is parallel to the handle.
Take the positive x direction to be to the right and the positive y direction to be upward.
http://session.masteringphysics.com/probhtml/MFS.cf.8_a.jpg
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The first question...
Find the magnitude Fh , of the force required to slide the lawnmower over the ground at constant speed by pushing the handle. Express the required force in terms of given quantities.
>>> For this I got
[tex]Fh=(-(\mu*w))/(-cos(\theta)+\mu*sin(\theta))[/tex]
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This question I've problem with
The solution for Fh has a singularity (that is, becomes infinitely large) at a certain angle theta critical . For any angle [tex]\theta>\theta critical[/tex] , the expression for Fh will be negative. However, a negative applied force Fh would reverse the direction of friction acting on the lawnmower, and thus this is not a physically acceptable solution. In fact, the increased normal force at these large angles makes the force of friction too large to move the lawnmower at all.
Find an expression for [tex]tan(\theta) critical[/tex]
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Consider a lawnmower of weight which can slide across a horizontal surface with a coefficient of friction . In this problem the lawnmower is pushed using a massless handle, which makes an angle with the horizontal. Assume that , the force exerted by the handle, is parallel to the handle.
Take the positive x direction to be to the right and the positive y direction to be upward.
http://session.masteringphysics.com/probhtml/MFS.cf.8_a.jpg
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The first question...
Find the magnitude Fh , of the force required to slide the lawnmower over the ground at constant speed by pushing the handle. Express the required force in terms of given quantities.
>>> For this I got
[tex]Fh=(-(\mu*w))/(-cos(\theta)+\mu*sin(\theta))[/tex]
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This question I've problem with
The solution for Fh has a singularity (that is, becomes infinitely large) at a certain angle theta critical . For any angle [tex]\theta>\theta critical[/tex] , the expression for Fh will be negative. However, a negative applied force Fh would reverse the direction of friction acting on the lawnmower, and thus this is not a physically acceptable solution. In fact, the increased normal force at these large angles makes the force of friction too large to move the lawnmower at all.
Find an expression for [tex]tan(\theta) critical[/tex]
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