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What is the least force you could exert on the refrigerator to move it?

What is the least force you could exert on the refrigerator to move it?-example-1

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If the refrigerator weights 1365 and you are not exerting any vertical force on it, then the normal force is also 1365N. so Fn=1365

Fsf = Static frictional force = (coefficient of static friction) * (Normal force)

So the least for you could exert to move it is equal to the Fsf.
Fsf = (0.49)(1365N)
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