Solution

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After the push, the forces are weight downward, normal reaction upward and sliding friction opposite the velocity. There is no continuing applied push. The table has constant slope
Vertical balance gives , and horizontal motion gives . Thus
The friction magnitude is .
Figure 1.
Free-body diagrams for horizontal sliding, the inclined parcel and the hanging weight
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