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Work & Energy: Forces with Angles
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[QUOTE="LiterallyLogan, post: 5256476, member: 573891"] [h2]Homework Statement [/h2] A student could either push or pull, at an angle of 30 degrees from the horizontal, a 40kg crate, where the coefficient of kinetic friction is .21. The crate is moved 18m. Calculate the minimum work for pushing and pulling. [h2]Homework Equations[/h2] W=F•(change in)X•cos(angle in between the force and direction of motion) F(net)=ma [h2]The Attempt at a Solution[/h2] So, it seems like this problem has to be solved with systems of equations. Since I do not know the force in Newtons itself, I went about creating a free body diagram to find what the forces should be. With my attempt, I did an X-analysis. For the first FBD, the force has an angle of 30 degrees above the horizontal. Thus: F=ma (acceleration is 0, I am assuming, as the force would be constant). F - f = 0 [magnitude of the force in the X direction minus kinetic friction] Fcos(30) - u•N = 0 [force in X direction minus the coefficient of friction times normal—[I]this[/I] is where things get shady] F = ((u•N)/cos(30)) [total force is going to equal the mue times normal force divided by cosine of 30 degrees] ~ but what is N? simply, it is -(m•g), but let's go to the y-analysis to double check, right? ~ Y-analysis. F=ma (acceleration is 0) N + F - W = 0 [the normal force plus the y component of the force minus weight is zero) N + Fsin(30) - mg = 0 N = -Fsin(30) + mg So, we have the normal force equation. But, if we plug this in for N on the X-analysis, it just ends up cancelling the force. Same goes for if you try to create a system of equations for F. I do understand that for systems of equations, the one you are plugging into needs to be equal to zero. I did this..., and it still did not work out. Am I just not doing my system of equations right? Or is normal more simple than this? I tried the SoEs many times, but I can't find my attempts right now so I won't post them.., can somebody help me out? Now I am all messed up and can not move on until I figure this one out! Help! Oh, and thanks :) P.S.: do you only need to find the normal force in equations where the normal force is at a different angle? [/QUOTE]
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