A box on the floor is pushed to the right by two people. Each person is applying a horizontal force of 300 N. If the box is sliding to the right at a constant speed, what is the friction force acting on the box?

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A box on the floor is pushed to the right by two people. Each person is applying a horizontal force of 300 N. If the box is sliding to the right at a constant speed, what is the friction force acting on the box?
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Force applied by each person is F=300N in horizontal direction.

Since, box moves with constant speed so, there is no acceleration. So net force on the box will be zero.

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