Homework Help: Physics

Posted by Max on Sunday, February 21, 2010 at 12:51am.

A 4.0-kg block is at rest on a horizontal floor. If you push horizontally on the 4.0-kg block with a force of 12.0 N, it just starts to move. What is the coefficient of static friction?

Physics - bobpursley, Sunday, February 21, 2010 at 1:04am
12N=mg*mu
solve for mu.
Physics - Max, Sunday, February 21, 2010 at 1:15am
what is mg?

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