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Re: Physics Quiz 2

we know that when the system is static the force that the wheel exerts on the surface is F = τ/(rsinθ). The minimum force for the wheel to start spinning is F = τ/(rsinθ) > W*mu_s.

and so we get

tau_s > W*mu_s*r*sinθ
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