A person of mass m= 80 kg pushes a fridge of mass M = 140 kg across a floor with a constant velocity in the +x hat direction. the interface between the floor and the fridge has coefficients of friction μs = 0.75 and μk= 0.35    What is the force exerted by the fridge on the person? F fridge --> person?

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A person of mass m= 80 kg pushes a fridge of mass M = 140 kg across a floor with a constant velocity in the +x hat direction. the interface between the floor and the fridge has coefficients of friction μs = 0.75 and μk= 0.35 

 

What is the force exerted by the fridge on the person? F fridge --> person? 

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