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You are helping a friend move. Consider two boxes which have masses in factors of m; one ofmass 6m and the other of mass 9m. The coefficient of static friction between the two boxes isvery large. The coefficient of static friction between the boxes and the floor is 0.9 and thecoefficient of kinetic friction is 0.1. You connect the two boxes by a 3m rope and swing it so theyspin around each other midair. 1a) What is the ratio of the moment of inertia of around the small box to the moment of inertia around the large box? Assume the boxes are point masses. ¾ 1b) You place the large box on top of the small box and slide them down a 3m high ramp out of the truck. The ramp is friction less because it is covered with wheels. The box slides down this ramp smoothly onto the horizontal grass with coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.3333. How far (in meters) will the boxes slide before they stop? 9m

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