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A block begins to slide down a ramp after being elevated to an angle of 53.75 degrees. What is the coefficient of static friction?
How do i find the coefficient of friction
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A block begins to slide down a ramp after being elevated to an angle of 53.75 degrees. What is the coefficient of static friction?
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Villyer
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What formulas do you know regarding incline planes and friction?
adorrea
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normal force=m*g*sin of angle and net force= m*g* cos of angle
adorrea
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will i have to find the mass of the block first
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hi adorrea! 
no, call the mass "m" …
(and assume the acceleration is 0)
adorrea said:
no, call the mass "m" …
it'll cancel out in the end 
(and assume the acceleration is 0)