24 kg box is being pulled by a horizontal rope along a floor at a constant speed (v = 1.0m/s). There is friction between the floor and the box with k = 0.40. a. The formula for tension in the rope is given by: a) T = μk gcosθ b) T = Fnsinθ c) T = μk mg d) none of these

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A 24 kg box is being pulled by a horizontal rope along a floor at a
constant speed (v = 1.0m/s). There is friction between the floor and the box with k = 0.40.
a. The formula for tension in the rope is given by:
a) T = μk gcosθ
b) T = Fnsinθ
c) T = μk mg
d) none of these

 

b. What is the magnitude of the tension?

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