You have to move a 300 kg box which is resting on a wooden floor(coefficient of friction = 0.5). There are 2 ways to get it tostart moving:
1) Push down on the box at an angle of 30 degrees from thehorizontal
2) Pull up on the box at an angle 30 degrees from thehorizontal
Which method should you choose, or are they equal? Provideexplanation.
I think that pushing down on the box makes much more sense b/c ifyou pull up at a 30 degree angle you are essentially having to liftthe box, which is much more difficult. I am looking for a morescientific answer.
