College Physics
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Chapter 4, Problem 11WUE
A man exerts a horizontal force of 112 N on a refrigerator of mass 42.0 kg. If the refrigerator doesn’t move, what is the minimum coefficient of static friction between the refrigerator and the floor? (See Section 4.6.)
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