I figured it out, so I guess if anybody was wondering I'll just sum up what I did.
Since the way the car moves is because friction with the ground, on the free body diagram, the net force in the x direction is the Ffr (car trying to accelerate) - Fgx (gravity in x direction on the tilted axis)...
The car is attempting to move up the slope, but the angle is such that all the forces cancel out and the car cannot move/accelerate up the slope. I'll double check and see if the mass was given to me somewhere, but I don't recall it being there. I did end up cancelling the mass out of all my...
Homework Statement
Given the max acceleration of a car, 7.6m/s2, calculate the angle of the slope where the cars wheels will spin out. (Fnet=0).
Homework Equations
Fnet=ma
Ffr=μFn
The Attempt at a Solution
Since I'm not given μ or anything, I think I'll have to figure that...
Awesome! It's good to know that I'm on the right track. So assuming I need to consider the force of Friction on the 2nd box (21kg), here's the calculations I get.
Fnet = Fa-Ffr-T = ma
solve for T:
T= Fa-Ffr-ma
Now should I use 185N as my Fa? I know that on the first box the applied...
Homework Statement
Two boxes are connected by a massless string. The first box's mass is 16kg and second box's mass is 21kg. You pull with a total force of 185N on the 16kg box. The coefficient of friction is 0.5. Calculate the tension in the string between the two boxes.
Homework...