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Homework Statement We have to do a lab on friction in which there was a pulley with a mass attached to it which is held by another mass on the table and an inclined plane with a mass on it. The question is "Based on your work above, show why μs = m/M". I don't understand how to do this. Also...

So that would be the same for both acceleration and force?

Homework Statement How do I find the direction of the centripetal force and acceleration? Homework Equations mv^2/r - centripetal force v^2/r - centripetal acceleration The Attempt at a Solution Would it be inward or outward the radius?