The combined mass of the crate and the handcart is 60 kg and point G is their ce
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Question
The combined mass of the crate and the handcart is 60 kg and point G is their center of mass. Force P is being applied to point C on the handcart to move the cart to the right. The wheels have negligible mass. Find the largest magnitude of force P that can be applied without causing the wheels at B to leave the ground, and find the resulting acceleration of the cart.
The answers are P=362.9 N and the answer for the acceleration of the cart is 5.683 m/s^2. I just need help getting there. Thanks in advance!
Explanation / Answer
if the moment about B will be greater than 0 than the wheel will leave the ground so .. moment about B must be zero balance moment about B P*cos20*1=.5*m*g putting values P=312.86 acc. = 5.2144 may be your answer is wrong but only these steps will be followed