Pushing force making an angle 0 to the horizontal is applied on a block of weight W placed on a horizontal table. If the angle of friction is the magnitude of force required to move the body is equal to
The situation is shown in fig.
From figure, …(1)
The condition for the block (just) to move is
…(2)
or …(3)
From eqs. (2) and (3)
Multiplying by cos , we get