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Determine the maximum acceleration of the train in which a box lying on its floor will remain stationary, given that the co-efficient of static friction between the box and the train’s floor is 0.15.

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Since the acceleration of the box is due to the static friction,
`ma = f_s lt= mu_s N = mu_s mg `
i.e, `a lt= mu_s g `
` therefore a_(max) = mu_s g = 0.15 xx 10 ms^(-2)`
` = 1.5 ms^(-2)`
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