A book is sitting on a stainless steel surface 2m in length. You must raise the end of the surface 1m before the book begins to slide, and it takes 1.5 s for the book to reach the bottom. Find the coefficient of static friction between the book and the surface. What acceleration does the book experience on its way down the surface?

Question

A book is sitting on a stainless steel surface 2m in length.  You must raise the end of the surface 1m before the book begins to slide, and it takes 1.5 s for the book to reach the bottom.  Find the coefficient of static friction between the book and the surface.  What acceleration does the book experience on its way down the surface?

anonymous · Answer

|dw:1348785237570:dw| $\mu$ is simply tan A

anonymous · Answer

Oh.  Thanks.  :D