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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 coefficient of static friction between the box and train's floor is 0.16.

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We are given: `mu_(s),= 0.16`
We know that, the acceleration of the box is due to the static friction.
Therefore, `ma = f le mu_(s)R= mu_(s)mg.`
or, `a le mg`
And `a_("max")= mu_(s)g= 0.16 xx 10= 1.6 ms^(-2)`
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