Help with free- body diagram with pulley

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A 5 kg block is connected to a 5.6 kg block via a rope over a frictionless pulley, with a horizontal force of 30 N applied to the 5 kg block. The system is at rest, and the coefficients of static and kinetic friction are both 0.3. The discussion focuses on determining the direction of the friction force acting on the 5 kg block, which is confirmed to be upwards after a correction. The user seeks feedback on their free-body diagram to ensure all forces are accurately represented. The importance of correctly identifying contact and friction forces in free-body diagrams is emphasized.
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A 5 kg block and block X are attached to a rope which passes over a pulley. A 30 N force is applied horizontally to the 5 kg block, keeping it in contact with a rough vertical space. The coefficients of static is .3 and the coefficinents kinetic is .3. The pulley is light and frictionless.

The mass of block x is set at 5.6 kg. The system is at rest. Determine the direction of the friction force acting on the 5 kg block.

I will put my diagram on a reply
 

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Here is my diagram: Please tell me if I left out any contact force and friction. Thx

I made a mistake with the friction by putting it on the left; it should be upwards.
 

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