A 200 kg refrigerator is being pushed with enough force to move it at a constant velocity.  If the coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.35, how much force is being exerted?

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Problem 38PQ: Kinetic friction is proportional to the normal force (Eq. 5.9). Why should there be an intimate...
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  A 200 kg refrigerator is being pushed with enough force to move it at a constant velocity.  If the coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.35, how much force is being exerted? 

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