Short Answer
A uniform ladder 12 meters long rests against a vertical frictionless wall, as shown in the figure. The ladder weighs 400 N and makes an angle with the floor. A man weighing 874 N climbs slowly up the ladder. When he is 78 m from the bottom of the Iadder, it just starts to slip. What is the coefficient of static friction between the floor and the ladder?
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