Determine the maximum acceleration of the train in which a box lying on its floor will remain stationary, given that the co-efficient of static friction between the box and the train’s floor is 0.15.

Determine the maximum acceleration of the train in which a box lying o

1.	Determine the maximum acceleration of the train in which a box lying on its floor will remain stationary, given that the co-efficient of static friction between the box and the train’s floor is 0.15.
Answer» Solution :DUE tostaticfrictionblockwill getacceleration `:. Ma= f_(s)` and `N = mg` Fromequation( 1) `ma LE mu_(s) mg` `:. , a lemu_(s) g` `a_(max)= mu_(s ) g` `= 0.15 xx 10` `:. , a_(max)= 1.5 MS^(-2)`