An Object on the Flat Bed of a Truck That

question 14

Multiple Choice

An object on the flat bed of a truck that is accelerating along a straight horizontal road. The coefficient of static friction is 0.300 in this case. Of the following choices, which is the lowest value of acceleration that would result in the object sliding on the bed of the truck?

• A) 0.280 m/s²
• B) 0.310 m/s²
• C) 2.93 m/s²
• D) 2.99 m/s²
• E) 3.02 m/s²

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