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Which expression represents the greatest possible magnitude of the static-friction force that can act between a crate of mass
m
m
m
and a horizontal surface with coefficient of static friction
μ
s
\mu_s
μ
s
? a)
μ
s
m
g
\sqrt{\mu_s}\,m g
μ
s
m
g
b)
μ
s
2
m
g
\mu_s^{2} m g
μ
s
2
m
g
c)
μ
s
m
g
\mu_s m g
μ
s
m
g
d)
1
2
μ
s
m
g
\dfrac{1}{2}\mu_s m g
2
1
μ
s
m
g
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