A 55-kg box rests on a horizontal surface. The coefficient of static friction between the box and the surface is 0.30, and the coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.20

What horizontal force must be applied to the box to cause it to start sliding along the surface?


160 N

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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The figure below shows a planet traveling in a clockwise direction on an elliptical path around a star located at one focus of the ellipse. When the planet is at point A,



a.
its speed is constant.

b.
its speed is increasing.

c.
its speed is decreasing.

d.
its speed is a maximum.

e.
its speed is a minimum.

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