Question

Two football linemen face-off against one another at the line of scrimmage. The taller one has a mass of 107.6 kg and the shorter one has a mass of 80.6 kg. The players have the same coefficient of friction between the ground equal to 0.28 as they are both wearing the same size and type of Nike cleats. Because one lineman is taller then the other he pushes downwards while the other linemen pushes upwards at an angle of 5.4 degrees from the horizon. What is the magnitude of the maximum force in Newtons (N) that the taller player is able to exert on the shorter player before the taller person starts sliding backwards?

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