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Systems of Objects on Inclined Planes with Friction
7. Friction, Inclines, Systems / Systems of Objects on Inclined Planes with Friction / Problem 3
Problem 3

A box of textbooks (box T) and a crate of laboratory equipment (crate L) are connected by a durable nylon rope and slide down an inclined plane at an angle θ=45°\(\theta\)=45\(\degree\) to the horizontal. The masses of both boxes are mT=mL=10.0kgm_{T}=m_{L}=10.0\(\operatorname{kg}\). The coefficients of friction for the box and the crate are μT=0.30\(\mu\)_{T}=0.30 and μL=0.40\(\mu\)_{L}=0.40, respectively. Calculate the tension in the rope as the system slides down the incline.


Diagram of a box and crate sliding down a 45° incline, connected by a rope.