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Which of the following would cause the force of static friction to increase?

Which of the following would cause the force of static friction to increase?-example-1
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Answer:

Answer B) An increase in
\mu_S

Step-by-step explanation:

Since we are talking about the force of static friction, due to its definition as the product between the normal force to the surface times the coefficient of static friction, the only two ways such force could increase is due to an increase in the normal force, or an increase in the coefficient of static friction
\mu_S.

So the only valid answer is answer B)

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