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Grade 12Mechanics

A block of mass 10 kg placed on a slab of mass 30 kg .If coefft of static friction bt block and slab is .5 and dynamic friction is .15 and a force of 40N act on 10 kg what will be the acceleration of slab

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8 Years agoGrade 12
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8 Years ago
Force on slab due to static friction = 50 N 
That mean to move 10 kg on slab we need 50 N force but the force applied is 40 N .
So, 40 N force will act between block and slab and hence acceleration of slab will be equals to force / mass = 40 / 40 = 1m/s2