A Crate’s Maximum Acceleration without Slipping

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A Crate’s Maximum Acceleration without Slipping#

A wood crate sits in the back of a pickup truck. The coefficients of friction between the crate and the pickup truck are $μ_{s} =$ 0.86 and $μ_{k} =$ 0.44. The pickup truck starts moving up a 13 $^{\circ}$ slope.

Question Text#

What is the maximum acceleration the pickup truck can have without the crate slipping out the back?

Answer Section#

Please enter in a numeric value in $m / s^{2}$ .

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