Two wooden crates rest on top of one another. The smaller topcrate has a mass of m1 = 22 kg and the larger bottom crate has amass of m2 = 93 kg. There is NO friction between the crate and thefloor, but the coefficient of static friction between the twocrates is μs = 0.87 and the coefficient of kinetic friction betweenthe two crates is μk = 0.68. A massless rope is attached to thelower crate to pull it horizontally to the right (which should beconsidered the positive direction for this problem).
1) The rope is pulled with a tension T = 481 N (which is smallenough that the top crate will not slide). What is the accelerationof the small crate?
2) In the previous situation, what is the frictional force thelower crate exerts on the upper crate?
3) What is the maximum tension that the lower crate can bepulled at before the upper crate begins to slide?
4) The tension is increased in the rope to 1286 N causing theboxes to accelerate faster and the top box to begin sliding. Whatis the acceleration of the upper crate?
5) As the upper crate slides, what is the acceleration of thelower crate?
