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As shown in the figure a block of mass lying on a horizontal surface is pulled by a force F acting at an angle , with horizontal. For , the block will just start to move for the value of : [Given g ]
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The free body diagram for the given scenario is shown below-
From the equilibrium of the vertical component of forces, it can be written that
From the equilibrium of horizontal component of forces, it can be written that,
Substitute the expression for the normal reaction force from equation (1) into equation (2) and solve to calculate the value of the applied force.
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