Question

A student uses a spring scale attached to a textbook to compare the static and kinetic friction between the textbook and the top of a lab

table. If the scale measures 1,580 g while the student is pulling the sliding book along the table, which reading on the scale could have been
possible at the moment the student overcame the static friction? (1 point)
1,860 g
820 g
1,580 g
1,140 g

Answer 1

1,860 g

Step-by-step explanation:

In a system, the coefficient of static friction is usually higher than the coefficient of kinetic friction. This means that the kinetic friction is usually less than the static friction. From the question, since the book is already sliding, it means that kinetic friction is the friction in play. This means that before the reading on the scale that could have been possible at the moment the student overcame the static friction must be greater than the reading on the scale during sliding. The only option above 1580 g is 1860 g