Truck · Estonian PhO 2011 #3

Physics · mechanics

Problem

There is a liquid in a truck’s crate of height HH, the liquid’s surface height from the crate’s bottom is hh, moreover h>H2h > \frac{H}{2}. What can the truck’s maximal acceleration aa be, so that the liquid will not flow out of the crate? The length of the truck’s crate is LL. Note. The truck is accelerating uniformly, thanks to that the liquid is not going to sway.

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