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the force required to start an object sliding across a uniform horizontal surface is larger than the force required to keep the object sliding at a constant velocity. the magnitudes of the required forces are different in these situations because the force of kinetic friction

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Answer: The force of kinetic friction is smaller than the maximum force of static friction due to the fact that the coefficient of kinetic friction is less than that of static friction.

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