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Sliding friction causes a book to slow down and stop when pushed.

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Might also be known as dynamic friction.

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When a book is pushed across a table how many forces are acting on it?

When a book is pushed across a table, there are two forces acting on it: the force applied by the person pushing the book (force of push) and the force of friction acting in the opposite direction on the book due to contact with the table surface.


What type of friction do you have to overcome to make a book move across a desk?

You would have to overcome sliding friction to make a book move across a desk. Sliding friction is the force that resists the motion of two surfaces sliding against each other.


What are thre forces acting on the book?

The three forces acting on a book could include gravity, which pulls the book downward towards the Earth; the normal force exerted by the surface the book is resting on, which pushes the book upwards to balance gravity; and friction if the book is being pushed or pulled across a surface.


What is Friction Force?

YES, YEA it is Yes it is a force. If not then we would be slipping around. What i have heard is that friction causes a pull in some ways. Say you slid a pencil on the floor with nothing in it's path. Now if you know what inetia (not a force) then you would know that the pencil would stop because of a outside force. And that force is friction. Friction had reduced the pencils speed when it rubbed together on the floor. Now if the pencil was givin more force when you pushed it and the floor was more slik then the pencil would have traveled alot more. This is because the force of friction is a less amount when one surface is smoother. I know this is a horrible explanation but this is what helps me think of the forces. And this is going to prove to my teacher that friction is a force and that inertia is not.


How would the velocity of the book change if the applied force were equal to the sliding friction force?

If the applied force were equal to the sliding friction force, the book would move at a constant velocity since the two forces would be balanced. This means there would be no acceleration or deceleration, and the book's velocity would remain unchanged as long as the forces stayed in equilibrium.

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When a book is pushed across a table how many forces are acting on it?

When a book is pushed across a table, there are two forces acting on it: the force applied by the person pushing the book (force of push) and the force of friction acting in the opposite direction on the book due to contact with the table surface.


If a book is pushed by 10N and the friction is 8N what is the resultant force?

In fact, there is an infinite number of answers because force is a vector, meaning that it has a magnitude and an orientation. For example, if someone pushes horizontaly onto the book (10N) and the friction is 8N in the opposite direction, the resultant force is 2N. But if the book is pushed at an angle, the resultant force changes.


What type of friction do you have to overcome to make a book move across a desk?

You would have to overcome sliding friction to make a book move across a desk. Sliding friction is the force that resists the motion of two surfaces sliding against each other.


Is it possible for a book moving at a constant speed to have a change in velocity?

Yes, if an unbalanced force acts on the book, such as friction, which will slow the book down and eventually cause it to stop.


What are thre forces acting on the book?

The three forces acting on a book could include gravity, which pulls the book downward towards the Earth; the normal force exerted by the surface the book is resting on, which pushes the book upwards to balance gravity; and friction if the book is being pushed or pulled across a surface.


What is Friction Force?

YES, YEA it is Yes it is a force. If not then we would be slipping around. What i have heard is that friction causes a pull in some ways. Say you slid a pencil on the floor with nothing in it's path. Now if you know what inetia (not a force) then you would know that the pencil would stop because of a outside force. And that force is friction. Friction had reduced the pencils speed when it rubbed together on the floor. Now if the pencil was givin more force when you pushed it and the floor was more slik then the pencil would have traveled alot more. This is because the force of friction is a less amount when one surface is smoother. I know this is a horrible explanation but this is what helps me think of the forces. And this is going to prove to my teacher that friction is a force and that inertia is not.


How would the velocity of the book change if the applied force were equal to the sliding friction force?

If the applied force were equal to the sliding friction force, the book would move at a constant velocity since the two forces would be balanced. This means there would be no acceleration or deceleration, and the book's velocity would remain unchanged as long as the forces stayed in equilibrium.


If you push horizontally on your book with a force of 1 N to make the book slide at constant velocity how much is the force of friction on the book?

The force of friction would also be 1 N, equal in magnitude but opposite in direction to the force you are pushing with. This equal and opposite force of friction is what allows the book to move at a constant velocity.


How will the velocity of the book change as it moves across the surface with friction?

The velocity of the book will decrease as it moves across the surface with friction. Friction acts in the opposite direction of motion, slowing down the book.


What type of friction holds a penny on surface of book when lift cover?

static friction, friction between two non-moving objects.


The force of friction is directed opposite of the way an object is moving because?

The force of friction is NOT ALWAYS directed opposite the direction an object is moving. Consider, for example, an object (like a book) resting on a piece of paper on a table. If you gently pull the paper and the book moves with the paper, friction between the paper and the book is causing the book to move in the same direction as the paper. Even if you pull a bit faster and the book slides in the same direction as the paper motion, but a little bit slower, the friction is the force which is pulling the book along--in the same direction of the paper motion.The direction friction is acting is opposite the direction of the relative SLIDING or attempted sliding of surfaces. In the cases above, without friction, the book would slide opposite the direction of paper motion, so the friction is in the same direction, accelerating the book along with the paper. In the first case, the book's acceleration is the same as the paper's; in the second, the book's acceleration is less than the paper's causing the book to actually slide backwards relative to the paper's motion.


Which force slows a book sliding on a table?

The force that slows down a book sliding on a table is mainly friction. As the book moves across the table, the friction between the book and the table surface opposes the motion, causing the book to slow down until it eventually stops.