Draw a free body diagram and Apply Newton's 2nd law in both direction.

60 kg chair is pulled along a rough horizontal surface under the action of a 200N force 30 degrees up from horizontal, as shown the acceleration of the chair is 1.5 m/s^2.

a) Determine the normal force on the chair.

b) Determine the frictional force acting on the chair.

c) Determine the coefficient of friction between the chair and the surface.

1 answer

a. Fn = Mg-200*sin30.

b. 200*Cos30-Fk = M*a.
Fk = ?.

c. u = Fk/Fn