Suppose you are performing an experiment on a crate of 45-kg tools resting on a horizontal floor. You exert a gradually increasing horizontal push on it and observe that the crate just begins to move when your force exceeds 313 N. After that you must reduce your push to 208 N to keep it moving at a steady 25 cm/s. What is the coefficient of static friction between the crate and the floor?

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Suppose you are performing an experiment on a crate of 45-kg tools resting on a horizontal floor. You exert a gradually increasing horizontal push on it and observe that the crate just begins to move when your force exceeds 313 N. After that you must reduce your push to 208 N to keep it moving at a steady 25 cm/s. What is the coefficient of static friction between the crate and the floor? 

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