Kitchen Towel Hanging Friction · CAP 2024 #6

Physics · mechanics

Problem

A kitchen towel hangs off a table. The coefficient of friction between towel and table is

\mu

. What is the maximum fraction of the towel that can hang before the towel falls? A.

\frac{\mu}{1+\mu}

1-\frac{\mu}{\mu}

\frac{1-\mu}{\mu}

\frac{\mu}{2+\mu}