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6.4 Exercise 25

Avg difficulty 2.5

A half-full recycling bin has mass 3.0 kg and is pushed up a 40.0°40.0 ° incline with constant speed under the action of a 26-N force acting up and parallel to the incline. The incline has friction. What magnitude force must act up and parallel to the incline for the bin to move down the incline at constant velocity?

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