Latex Equation Troubleshooting: Fixing the Fraction

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The forum discussion addresses troubleshooting issues with LaTeX equations, specifically focusing on the correct usage of the fraction command \texttt{\textbackslash frac}. The user initially encountered problems with the fraction not displaying correctly, which was resolved by clearing the browser cache. The discussion also includes a detailed solution involving static friction coefficients \mu_{S,1} and \mu_{S,2}, net forces F_{net,1} and F_{net,2}, and the calculation of acceleration a and time t for a physics problem.

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[tex] Hmm--I prefer to keep the static friction coefficients as \mu _{S,1} and \mu _{S,2} until the end, where <br /> \left\{ \begin{gathered}<br /> \mu _{S,1} = 0.60 \hfill \\<br /> \mu _{S,2} = 0.20 \hfill \\ <br /> \end{gathered} \right\} <br /> and F_{net,1} is the net force for the top block, F_{net,2} is the net force for the bottom block. Here's my solution:<br /> \left\{ \begin{gathered}<br /> F_{net,1} = a \cdot 4.0kg = F_T - 39N\mu _{S,1} \hfill \\<br /> F_{net,2} = a \cdot 3.0kg = 39N\mu _{S,1} - 69N\mu _{S,2} \hfill \\ <br /> \end{gathered} \right\} \Rightarrow <br /> a = \frac{{F_T - 39N\mu _{S,1} }}{{4.0kg}} \Rightarrow <br /> <br /> 3.0kg\frac{{F_T - 39N\mu _{S,1} }}{{4.0kg}} = 39N\mu _{S,1} - 69N\mu _{S,2} \Rightarrow <br /> \frac{{3.0}}{{4.0}}\left( {F_T - 23N} \right) = 9.6N \Rightarrow F_T = 36N <br /> \therefore a = \frac{{36N - 23N}}{{4.0kg}} = 3.3\frac{m}{{s^2 }} <br /> <br /> *Because v_0 = 0 \frac{m}{s} , and I like to set x_0 = 0 m ,<br /> \therefore v = \left( {3.3\frac{m}{{s^2 }}} \right)t \Rightarrow x = 5.0m = \left( {3.3\frac{m}{{s^2 }}} \right)\frac{{t^2 }}{2} \Rightarrow t = 1.7s [/tex]
 

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