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Chapter 6: Q. 53 (page 157)

A large box of mass Mis pulled across a horizontal, frictionless surface by a horizontal rope with tension T. A small box of mass m sits on top of the large box. The coefficients of static and kinetic friction between the two boxes are μsand μk, respectively. Find an expression for the maximum tension Tmaxfor which the small box rides on top of the large box without slipping.

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The expression isTmax=μsg(M+m)

Step by step solution

01

Step 1. The small box acceleration

First we isolate the F.B.D of each mass,

we start with the smaller one who is on top of the bigger box

The small box need to accelerate toto induce a force to make it slip

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Step 2. Acceleration needed for the small box to start slipping 

Now let take the F.B.D of the large box, the large box is moving in a frictionless surface

∑FxM=0Tmax-ma=0Tmax=mtotalamax

We will use the acceleration needed for the small box to start slipping, because the reference frame of the small box is the large box

Tmax=(M+m)(μsg)Tmax=μsg(M+m)

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