12 - Quisumbing

Tamaca, Clarence Jay D.

Fabula, Lawrence Gabriel N.
Gemal, Ryan June M.
Reyes, Ezechael B.

1. A 10kg crate is at rest on a horizontal surface. The coefficient of static friction between
the surface and the crate is 0.4 and the coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.3. Find the force
of friction exerted on each block of the following cases.
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Given: 𝑚 = 10𝑘𝑔, 𝑔 = 9. 8𝑚/𝑠 , µ𝑆 = 0. 4, µ𝐾 = 0. 3
a. 𝐹𝐴 = 20𝑁

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𝐹𝑁 = 𝑚𝑔 = (10𝑘𝑔)(9. 8𝑚/𝑠 ) = 98𝑁
𝐹𝑠 = µ𝑆𝐹𝑁 = (0. 4)(98𝑁) = 39. 2𝑁
𝐹𝐴 < 𝐹𝑠, 𝐹𝑓 = 20𝑁
2
𝑎 = 0𝑚/𝑠
b. 𝐹𝐴 = 40𝑁
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𝐹𝑁 = 𝑚𝑔 = (10𝑘𝑔)(9. 8𝑚/𝑠 ) = 98𝑁
𝐹𝑠 = µ𝑆𝐹𝑁 = (0. 4)(98𝑁) = 39. 2𝑁
𝐹𝐴 > 𝐹𝑠, 𝐹𝑓 = 𝐹𝐾 = µ𝐾 𝑁 = (0. 3)(98𝑁) = 29. 4𝑁
𝐹𝐴−𝐹𝑓 40𝑁− 29.4𝑁 2
𝑎 = 𝑚
= 10𝑘𝑔
= 1. 06𝑚/𝑠

c. 𝐹 = 80𝑁 applied 30 degrees above the horizontal

2 𝑜
𝐹𝑁 = 𝑚𝑔 − 𝐹𝑠𝑖𝑛θ = (10𝑘𝑔)(9. 8𝑚/𝑠 ) − (80𝑁 𝑠𝑖𝑛30 ) = 58𝑁
𝐹𝑠 = µ𝑆𝐹𝑁 = (0. 4)(58𝑁) = 23. 2𝑁
𝑜
𝐹𝐴𝑥 = 𝐹𝑐𝑜𝑠θ = (80𝑁)(𝑐𝑜𝑠30 ) = 69. 28203.... 𝑁
𝐹𝐴𝑥 > 𝐹𝑠, 𝐹𝑓 = 𝐹𝐾 = µ𝐾 𝑁 = (0. 3)(58𝑁) = 17. 4𝑁
 𝐹𝐴𝑥−𝐹𝑓 𝑜
(80𝑁)(𝑐𝑜𝑠30 )− 17.4𝑁 2 2
𝑎 = 𝑚
= 10𝑘𝑔
= 5. 18820... 𝑚/𝑠 ≈ 5. 19𝑚/𝑠

2. A block with a mass of 20kg rests on an earthbound plane elevated 30 degrees off the
horizontal. If the coefficient of kinetic friction for this surface is 0.54, what is the
acceleration of the block?

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Given: 𝑚 = 20𝑘𝑔, 𝑔 = 9. 8𝑚/𝑠 , µ𝐾 = 0. 54, θ = 30°
2 𝑜 𝑜
𝐹𝑁 = 𝑚𝑔𝑐𝑜𝑠θ = (20𝑘𝑔)(9. 8𝑚/𝑠 )(𝑐𝑜𝑠30 ) = 196𝑁𝑐𝑜𝑠30 = 169. 74097... 𝑁
𝑜
𝐹𝑓 = µ𝐾𝐹𝑁 = (0. 54)(196𝑁𝑐𝑜𝑠30 ) = 91. 66012... 𝑁
𝑚𝑔𝑠𝑖𝑛θ −𝐹𝑓 2 𝑜
(20𝑘𝑔)(9.8𝑚/𝑠 )(𝑠𝑖𝑛30 ) − (0.54)(196𝑁𝑐𝑜𝑠30 )
𝑜
2 2
𝑎= 𝑚
= 20𝑘𝑔
= 0. 31699... 𝑚/𝑠 ≈ 0. 32𝑚/𝑠

3. A child drags a heavy, rubber-soled shoe by its laces across a sidewalk at a constant
speed of 0.35𝑚/𝑠. The shoe has a mass of 1.56kg and the coefficient of kinetic friction is
0.65. What is the force exerted by the child?
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Given: 𝑚 = 1. 56𝑘𝑔, 𝑔 = 9. 8𝑚/𝑠 , µ𝐾 = 0. 65, 𝑣 = 0. 35𝑚/𝑠 , 𝑎 = 0𝑚/𝑠 , 𝐹𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑑 = ?
2
𝐹𝑁 = 𝑚𝑔 = (1. 56𝑘𝑔)(9. 8𝑚/𝑠 ) = 15. 288𝑁
𝐹𝑓 = µ𝐾𝐹𝑁 = (0. 65)(15. 288𝑁) = 9. 9372𝑁
𝐹𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑑−𝐹𝑓
𝑎= 𝑚
0 = 𝐹𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑑 − 𝐹𝑓
𝐹𝑓 = 𝐹 = 9. 9372𝑁
𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑑

(If velocity is non-zero constant then the force exerted is equal to the Kinetic Friction
Force)

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4. A 15kg box is pulled by a force of 75N across a floor. If the box accelerates at 3.0 𝑚/𝑠 ,
what is the coefficient of friction between the box and the floor?

2 2
Given: 𝑚 = 15𝑘𝑔, 𝑔 = 9. 8𝑚/𝑠 , 𝑎 = 3. 0𝑚/𝑠 , 𝐹𝐴 = 75𝑁, µ𝐾 = ?
2
𝐹𝑁 = 𝑚𝑔 = (15𝑘𝑔)(9. 8𝑚/𝑠 ) = 147𝑁
𝐹𝑓 = µ𝐾𝐹𝑁 = 147𝑁(µ𝐾)
𝐹𝐴−𝐹𝑓
𝑎= 𝑚
2 75𝑁−(147𝑁*µ𝐾)
3𝑚/𝑠 = 15𝑘𝑔
2
75𝑁− (3𝑚/𝑠 *15𝑘𝑔) 75𝑁− 45𝑁
µ𝐾 = 147𝑁
= 147𝑁
= 0. 20408163265 ≈ 0. 20
Free Body Diagrams:

1. A lamp suspended from a ceiling by a chain of negligible mass.

2. A crate being pulled to the right on a frictionless floor.

3. A car of mass m is on an icy driveway inclined at an angle, assume that the incline is
frictionless.