If you push a chair across the floor at a cibstant velocity how does the force of friction compare with the force you exert?

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15 July, 14:17

If you push a chair across the floor at a cibstant velocity how does the force of friction compare with the force you exert?

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Kipper · Answer 1

- - "constant velocity" = = = > acceleration is 0.

- - acceleration=0 = = = > forces are balanced

- - balanced forces = = = > (friction) + (force you exert) = 0

(friction) = - (force you exert)

They have equal magnitude and opposite direction.