A 300 N block of wood (A) is pressed against the vertical wall by a steel rod that is attached to a block of wood (B), that rests on the horizontal floor. a) Determine the force exerted by the rod. b) Determine the mass of block B which prevents block A from sliding, if the coefficient of static friction of the vertical wall and the horizontal plane are 0.131 and 0.235, respectively.

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A 300 N block of wood (A) is pressed against the vertical wall by a steel rod that is attached
to a block of wood (B), that rests on the horizontal floor. a) Determine the force exerted by
the rod. b) Determine the mass of block B which prevents block A from sliding, if the
coefficient of static friction of the vertical wall and the horizontal plane are 0.131 and
0.235, respectively.

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