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12. A lathe mounted on wooden skids is to be slid down a pair of planks placed against the back of a truck.
(a) If the coefficient of friction is 0.28, what angle should the planks make with the ground in order for the lathe to slide down at constant velocity?
(b) When the planks are at this angle, will the lathe start to slide down of its own accord?

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(a) The angle the planks make with the ground in order for the lathe to slide down at constant velocity is 90⁰.

(b) Yes, at this angle the lathe will start sliding at constant velocity because of the sharp steepness.

The given parameters:

  • coefficient of friction, μ = 0.28

The net force on the wooden skids is calculated as follows;

[tex]\Sigma F = 0\\\\F - \mu mg cos\theta = 0\\\\ma - \mu mg cos\theta = 0\\\\ma = \mu mg cos \theta \\\\a = \mu g cos\theta\\\\at \ constant \ velocity , \ a = 0\\\\0 = \mu g cos \theta\\\\cos \theta = 0\\\\\theta = 90 ^0[/tex]

Yes, at this angle the lathe will start sliding at constant velocity because of the sharp steepness.

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