Imagine you are pushing a wooden crate across a horizontal floor at a constant s

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Imagine you are pushing a wooden crate across a horizontal floor at a constant speed with a horizontal force. Friction is present between this floor and the crate. You decide to turn the crate on end, thus reducing by half the surface area in contact with the floor. Now to push the same crate across the same floor with the same constant speed you must apply a new horizontal force. How big is the magnitude of the new force compared to the original force?
Answer
A. Four times as great.
B. Twice as great.
C. Equally great.
D. Half as great.
E. One-fourth as great.

Explanation / Answer

. Equally great.

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