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A book is at rest on a table. Table is slowly tipped until book begins to slide. At what angle will book begin to move?

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A book is at rest on a horizontal table. The table is steadily and slowly tipped until the book begins to slide off the table.
At what angle, in degrees, will the book begin to move?

posted Jan 29, 2017 by anonymous

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depends on the friction generated between books and table.

answer Jan 30, 2017 by Cedric Grigory
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at atan(mu) where mu is the coefficient of friction between the book and the table and is called angle of repose

answer Jul 7, 2017 by Kewal Panesar



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