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A horizontal f orce of 140 Newton is needed to pull a 60.0 kilogram box across a horizontal floor at constant speed. What is the co-efficient of friction between the floor & the box?

Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student Edition

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Author:Paul W. Zitzewitz

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Chapter10: Work, Energy And Machines

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 46A

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