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    Dec 6, 2010, 08:27 PM
    Grade 11 physics help?
    A 41.0N force is applied to a 300kg crate to make it just move. Calculate the coefficient of static friction
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    Dec 7, 2010, 12:48 AM

    You can't give the exact coefficient of friction, but only an estimate since the crate nonetheless moves.

    The force due to friction is given by



    where R is the reaction force of the ground on the crate, F the force of friction and mu the coefficient of static friction.
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