JAMB - Physics (2019 - No. 68)

A boy pushes a 500kg box along a floor with a force of 2000N. If the velocity of the box is uniform, the co-efficient of friction between the box and the floor is
1
0.8
0.65
0.4

Explanation

m = 500kg, W = mg = 500 × 10 = 5000N
F = 2000N

μ   = Force at constant velocity
weight
= 2000
5000
= 0.4

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