Quest
Laws of Motion
A block of mass 200 kg is being pulled up by men on an inclined plane at angle of 45° as shown in the figure. The coefficient of static friction is 0.5. Each man can only apply a maximum force of 500 N. Calculate the number of men required for the block to just start moving up the plane 1) 10
2) 15
3) 5
4) 3
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