Coefficient Static Friction Problem

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The discussion centers on solving a coefficient of static friction problem from a physics assignment. The user applied kinematics to determine acceleration and utilized Newton's second law (F=ma) to calculate the friction force (Ff) and the normal force (Fn). The user derived the coefficient of static friction (μi) as approximately 0.56. It was confirmed that the speed of the truck does not affect the calculation, as only the speed of the crate upon impact is relevant.

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  • Basic grasp of forces acting on objects in motion
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Hey guys, i attempted this question and got an answer but I'm not sure if i did it right, since it seemed too simple too me.

http://www.physics.ubc.ca/~mattison/Courses/Phys170/p170-ps6.pdf

It is question #4 on the link, and what i did was use kinematics to find acceleration then simply use F=ma to find the Friction force, (Ff) and F=mg to find the upward force (Fn) and then use Mui = Ff/FN

and got an answer around 0.56.

I was wondering if this is too simple or if the speed of the truck has anything to do with this calculation, since i did not take that into consideration since both the speed of the crate and truck were 80kph (22.2m/s)
 
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Looks like you did it correctly to me. All that matters is the speed of the crate when it hits the ground.
 
Thanks Al.
 

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