Author Question: Any location can be chosen for potential energy equal to zero. Indicate whether the statement is ... (Read 60 times)

rosent76 · **on:** Jul 29, 2018

Any location can be chosen for potential energy equal to zero.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 2

A 5.0-m long, 12-kg, ladder rests against a smooth vertical wall with the bottom of the ladder 3.0 m from the wall. The coefficient of static friction between the floor and the ladder is 0.28.

What distance, measured along the ladder from the bottom, can a 60-kg person climb before the ladder starts to slip? A)

4.0 m

B)

3.7 m

C)

1.7 m

D)

1.3 m

E)

3.3 m