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Homework Statement
"A 68 kg crate is dragged across a floor by pulling on a rope attached to the crate and inclined 15° above the horizontal. (a) If the coefficient of static friction is 0.50, what minimum force magnitude is required from the rope to start the crate moving? (b) If μk = 0.35, what is the magnitude of the initial acceleration of the crate?"
Homework Equations
fs, max = μsFN
fk = μkFN
##m=68kg##
##θ=255°##
##μ_s=0.5##
##μ_k=0.35##
Answer according to book: (a) 300 N; (b) 1.3 m/s2
The Attempt at a Solution
##F_g=(cos255°)(9.8\frac{m}{s^2})(68kg)=-172.48N##
##F_N=(sin255°)(9.8\frac{m}{s^2})(68kg)=-643.69N##
##f_s=(-643.69N)(0.5)=-321.84N##
But I know this isn't all that is needed to make the block go up. I have to add the difference between the gravitational force and friction, plus the friction, going up, to yield the force to pull the block up. But when I do this, the numbers do not match.