There Are Five Books in a Stack,each with a Weight

question 27

Multiple Choice

There are five books in a stack,each with a weight of 8N.The coefficient of friction between all the books is 0.4 as is the coefficient between the table and the bottom book.What horizontal push must I just exceed on the next to bottom book to start sliding the top four books off the bottom one?

• A) 3.2 N
• B) 12.8 N
• C) 1.6 N
• D) 16 N
• E) ​32 N

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