A 5m long pole of 3kg mass is placed against a smooth vertical wall as shown in the figure. Under equilibrium condition, if the pole makes an angle of 37o with the horizontal, the frictional force between the pole and horizontal surface is 4pN . Find the value of p:
Frictional force in this case is opposite and equal to the horizontal component of weight.
mgcosθ=4pN
p=3×10×44×5=6N