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ordinaryaveragegirl Donating Member (853 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-05-08 10:08 AM
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I'm sleep-deprived and working a double today...ask me anything! n/t
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meegbear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-05-08 11:06 AM
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A rope rests on two platforms which are both inclined at an angle θ (which you are free to pick), as shown. The rope has uniform mass density, and its coeffciient of friction with the platforms is 1. The system has left-right symmetry. What is the largest possible fraction of the rope that does not touch the platforms? What angle θ allows this maximum value?

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