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Determine the maximum acceleration of the truck in which a box lying on the floor of its back will remain stationary, given that the coefficient of static friction between the box and truck's floor is 0.2.

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` f = ma le mu_(s) R`
` :. a_(s) le mu_(s) g`
` a _("max") = mu_(s)g = 2 m//s^(2)`
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