PROBLEMS SETS (d) In connection to (c), if the object starts from rest,

how far will it move in 10 s? 73.8322

1. A 10-kg box is released from the top of the incline
that is 5.00 m long and makes an angle of 40° to the
horizontal. A 60.00-N friction force impedes the motion
of the box.
(a) What will be the
acceleration of the box?
0.299319
(b) How long will it take to
reach the bottom of the incline?
5.780071
(c) What is the coefficient of
friction between the box and incline? 0.799229
and incline?
6. A woman weighs a fish with a spring scale attached to
the ceiling of an elevator. While the elevator is at rest,
she measures a weight of 45.00 N. (a) What weight does
the scale read if the elevator accelerates upward at 3.00
m/s2? 58.7755102 (b) What does the scale read if the
elevator accelerates downward at 3.00 m/s 2? 31.2244898
(c) If the elevator cable breaks, what does the scale read?
0

2. A force parallel to the plane of 250 N is required to

cause a 15.00-kg block to slide up a 30° incline with an
acceleration of 0.25 m/s2.
(a) Find the friction force on the
block. 172.75
(b) Find the coefficient of
friction. 1.35697
(c) Starting from rest, how long
does it take to reach 5.00 m up
the incline? 6.32456

3. A force parallel to the plane F is exerted on a 25.00-

kg box to slide it up a 35.00° incline, The friction force
retarding the motion is 75 N.
(a) How large must F be if the
acceleration of the moving box is
to be zero? 215.5262
(b) How large must F be if the
acceleration of the moving box is
F to 0.75 m/s2? 196.7762
(c) Find the coefficient of friction.
0.373707

4. An inclined plane makes an angle of 32° with the

horizontal. The box having a mass of 60 kg slides down
the incline.
(a) What is the acceleration of the
box if friction is negligible?
5.193209
(b) What is the acceleration of the
box if the frictional force between
the box and plane is 45.0 N?
4.443209
(c) Find the coefficient of friction. 0.090243

5. (a) What is the smallest force parallel to a 35° inclined

needed to keep a 100-N weight from sliding down the
incline if the coefficients of kinetic and static friction are
both 0.30? 32.78308
(b) What parallel force is required to keep the weight
moving up the incline at constant speed? 81.9322
(c) If the parallel pushing force
is 97 N, what will be the
acceleration of the object?
1.476644