A 50.0 kg crate rests on a level floor at a shipping dock. The coefficients of static and kinetic friction are 0.750 and 0.430, respectively. What horizontal pushing force is required to slide the crate across the dock at a constant speed?

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Trevor Ryan.
Oct 9, 2015

#210,7N#

Explanation:

From Newton's 2nd Law of motion,

#sumF=ma#
#therefore F_(appl)-f_k=ma=0#

Note that acceleration is zero since velocity is constant and by definition #a=(dv)/(dt)#

#therefore F_(appl)=f_k=mu_kN=mu_kmg=0,430xx50xx9,8=210,7N#

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