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A physics textbook weighing 22 N rests on a desk. The coefficient of static friction between the book and the desk is μs = 0.60; the coefficient of kinetic friction is μk = 0.40. You push horizontally on the book with a force that gradually increases from 0 to 15 N, and then slowly decreases to 5.0 N, as indicated in the table below. For each value of the applied force given in the table, give the magnitude of the
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