PhysicsFrictionJAMB
A block just begins to slide down a plane inclined at angle θ to the horizontal. The coefficient of static friction is
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Answer: A. tan θ
At the point of slipping, mg sin θ = μ mg cos θ, so μ = tan θ.
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