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Posted by tom on Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at 7:39pm.

the coefficients of static and kinetic friction for stone on wood are, respectively, 0.5 and 0.4. if a 150 kg stone statue is pushed with just enough force to start moving across a wooden floor and the same force continues to act afterward. find the statue’s acceleration.

physics - bobpursley, Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at 7:42pm
force=ma where
force=mg*(.5-.4)
a= .1g

check that

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