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Ten questions. The result tells you which lessons you may skip.

1

A box rests on a level floor, and nothing pushes it. The friction on the box is

2

A block slides to the left over a fixed table. Friction on the block points

3

A \(10\,\text{kg}\) crate on a level floor has \(\mu_s = 0.5\). A horizontal push of \(30\,\text{N}\) acts on it. Take \(g = 10\,\text{m/s}^2\). The friction on the crate is

4

Limiting friction between two surfaces is proportional to

5

For the same pair of surfaces, which is correct?

6

A push on a block grows steadily from zero. On the graph of friction against the push, the corner marks the moment when

7

A \(2\,\text{kg}\) block on a level floor has \(\mu_s = 0.5\) and \(\mu_k = 0.4\). A horizontal push of \(18\,\text{N}\) acts on it. Take \(g = 10\,\text{m/s}^2\). Its acceleration is

8

A block rests on an incline at angle \(\theta\) without sliding. The friction on it is

9

A block just starts to slide on a plank tilted at \(37°\), where \(\tan 37° = 0.75\). The coefficient of static friction is

10

A cyclist pedals to speed up. Friction from the road on the rear tyre points