A 15 wedge is forced under a 50-kg pipe as shown. The coefficient of static friction at

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A 15° wedge is forced under a 50-kg pipe as shown. The coefficient of static friction at all surfaces is 0.20.

(a) Show that slipping will occur between the pipe and the vertical wall.

(b) Determine the force P required to move the wedge.

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Vector Mechanics for Engineers Statics and Dynamics

ISBN: 978-0073398242

11th edition

Authors: Ferdinand Beer, E. Russell Johnston Jr., David Mazurek, Phillip Cornwell, Brian Self

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