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    Kinetic friction vs static friction?

    OK, so in my physics class we are doing friction. And the book states that static friction usually larger then kinetic. Then he posed a question to whether or not there might be some crazy scenario where the kinetic friction is larger than the static friction? Personally, I cannot think of...
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    Calculating Final Velocity with Acceleration: Space Shuttle Example

    thank you! and thank you for the heads up, see what happened was i asked my friend and asked basically what you told me and he said he didnt think it was that (and he had taken physics last year). thanks again :)
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    Calculating Final Velocity with Acceleration: Space Shuttle Example

    Homework Statement The space shuttle undergoes an acceleration of 53.2 meters/second^2. How fast is it traveling at the end of 55.2 seconds? Homework Equations not sure? The Attempt at a Solution All i really need is the set up. I've gone through a page of equations in my...
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