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Homework Statement
"A box of mass 40kg is pulled by a rope inclined at 33° to the horizontal. The box is about to slide and the tension in the rope is 190N. What is the co-efficient of friction (2 d.p.)?"
Homework Equations
Fmax = uR
g = 9.8 ms-2
The Attempt at a Solution
First, a diagram of the problem;
[PLAIN]http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/6131/m1stuck2.png
To find R, resolve upwards;
R + 190sin33° = 40*9.8
R = 392 - 190sin33°
Resolving horizontally to find Fmax;
Fmax = 190cos33°
So, the co-efficient of friction should be Fmax divided by R;
(190cos33°)/(392 - 190sin33°) = 0.552295128(...) = 0.55 (2 d.p.)
That is my total working for the problem, but the website I am using "MyMaths" is telling me it is incorrect, and I am assuming I must be incorrect because every time a new randomly-generated problem is created it tells me I am wrong when I solve that one using the method which I have described.
Could anyone please tell me the error in my method?
Thanks.
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