A cup of coffee is sitting on a table in an airplane that is flying horizontally. The coefficient of static friction between the cup and the table is 0.258. Suddenly, the plane accelerates horizontally. What is the maximum acceleration (in m/s2) that the plane can have without the cup sliding backward on the table?

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a/g = .258

because
mu m g = m a

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A cup of coffee is sitting on a table in an airplane that is flying horizontally. The coefficient of static friction between the cup and the table is 0.258. Suddenly, the plane accelerates horizontally. What is the maximum acceleration (in m/s2) that the plane can have without the cup sliding backward on the table?

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a/g = .258

because
mu m g = m a

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Damon · Answer

a/g = .258 because mu m g = m a