Suppose that you want to move a heavy box with mass 30.0 across a carpeted floor. You try pushing hard on one of the edges, but the box does not move. Suppose that you are pushing against the box from an angle 30.0 above horizontal with a force of magnitude 240 .

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Suppose that you want to move a heavy box with mass 30.0  across a carpeted floor. You try pushing hard on one of the edges, but the box does not move. Suppose that you are pushing against the box from an angle 30.0 above horizontal with a force of magnitude 240 .

ghazi · Answer

240cos(30) = 207.84N now i guess if box overcomes the static friction of carpet with this force it must move

shane_b · Answer

What exactly is the question asking you to figure out?

ghazi · Answer

@shane_B i guess she has asked whether block can be moved if 240N of force is applied at the inclination of 30 degrees...by the way question is incomplete