You have a rubber pad with a handle attached top it.  If you press the pad firmly on a smooth table , it is impossible to lift off table.  Why?  What force would you need to exert on the handle to lift it? The surfacew area of pad is .023 m^2.   What you need: 1. list knowns and unknowns 2. force diagram  3. math model and equations 4. answer with all work and units shown 5. evaluate your answer

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You have a rubber pad with a handle attached top it.  If you press the pad firmly on a smooth table , it is impossible to lift off table.  Why?  What force would you need to exert on the handle to lift it? The surfacew area of pad is .023 m^2.  

What you need:

1. list knowns and unknowns

2. force diagram 

3. math model and equations

4. answer with all work and units shown

5. evaluate your answer

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