A crate of potatoes of mass 23.0 kg is on a ramp with angle of incline 30° to the horizontal. The coefficients of friction are μs = 0.65 and μk = 0.44. Find the frictional force (magnitude and direction) on the crate if the crate is at rest.

Answer 1

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mu is a way of typing the Greek letter "mu", the coefficent of static friction here.