Define tensile force, weight of the object, and how they are used to calculate the coefficient of friction.

What will be an ideal response?


Tensile force is the moving force that slides or pulls an object over a surface. The weight the object is the force pushing down against the surface. Tensile force divided by weight force equals the coefficient of friction.

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