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-. A body having a mass of 40 kg rests on a horizontal table and it is found that the least horizontal force required to move the body is 90 N. What is the coefficient of friction?

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Chapter7: Dry Friction

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that the least horizontal force required to move the body is 90 N. What
is the coefficient of friction?

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