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Homework Statement
A 50kg object begins at rest on a surface with a static coef of friction at 0.6. If you push horizontally on the object with a force of 27N, how quickly will it move across the surface?
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The Attempt at a Solution
[/B]This is from Trivium Praxis test prep book. The solution given is 0.6*50=30N of static friction, so no, it will not move. In the very brief section explaining friction, it said that friction=coef * normal force, but they labelled it as capitol N. Shouldnt the normal force be 50g? So F=0.6 * 50g? I decided to try to pass the test this summer after taking physics 15+ years ago!
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