A 20 kg refrigerator was placed on the cement floor in the dining area. The coefficient of static friction between the refrigerator and the cement floor is 0.25. Your dad decided to push the refrigerator with a horizontal force of 13 N. What is the magnitude of the force of static friction between the ref and the cement floor? Answer should be in whole number.

A 20 kg refrigerator was placed on the cement floor in the dining area. The coefficient of static friction between the refrigerator and the cement floor is 0.25. Your dad decided to push the refrigerator with a horizontal force of 13 N. What is the magnitude of the force of static friction between the ref and the cement floor? Answer should be in whole number.

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

5th Edition

ISBN:9781133104261

Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Chapter5: More Applications Of Newton’s Laws

Section: Chapter Questions

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