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    Pushing a Lawnmower: Find tanθ_critical

    1/µ seems so simple now... thanks tim
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    Pushing a Lawnmower: Find tanθ_critical

    Homework Statement Consider a lawnmower of weight w which can slide across a horizontal surface with a coefficient of friction \mu. In this problem the lawnmower is pushed using a massless handle, which makes an angle theta with the horizontal. Assume that F_{h}, the force exerted by the...