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The total static friction has to be equal to the force pulling the crate. The normal force is pushing the crate up at the same rate that gravity is pulling down but...I'm still not exactly sure where to go from there. Sorry but I'm very new at this :[

Homework Statement I have a 30kg crate on a flat floor. There is a rope pulling the crate to the right with a force of 125N. The coefficients of static and kinetic friction are .34 and .24 respectively. I need to know what the minimum force I could put on top of the crate to stop it from...