document.write( "Question 986415: A 265.8 lbf chest is at rest on the floor. You push it horizontally with a force of 174.7 N, but it does not budge. What is the magnitude of the contact force on the chest due to the floor during the time you are pushing? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "The friction force is equal and opposite to the force exerted,\r\n" );
document.write( "so it would be -174.7 N.  We aren't told the coefficient of \r\n" );
document.write( "friction between the chest and the floor, so we cannot calculate\r\n" );
document.write( "how many Newtons of force it would take to make the chest budge.\r\n" );
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