Consider a bag of mass m resting on a conveyor belt inclined on the horizontal by an angle θ. Coefficients of friction between the bag and the belt are μs​=μk​=μ. The conveyor belt suddenly starts moving with constant velocity v. What happens to the bag?
a. Accelerates uphill
b. Maintains its position
c. Accelerates downhill
d. Insufficient information

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