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A sled of mass 50kg is pulled along a snow-covered, flat ground. The static coefficient of friction is 0.30, and the kinetic coefficient friction is 0.100. What force is needed to start the sled moving?

  1. What force is needed to start the sled moving?
  2. What force is needed to keep the sled moving at a constant velocity?
  3. Once the sled begins to move, what force should be applied to accelerate it at a constant rate of $2.58 m/s^{2}$ ?

I appreciate your help. I am not able to understand how to solve them, so an explanation on how to do it would help a lot.

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Hi DemCodeLines, Welcome to Physics.SE. This is a conceptual Q&A site which doesn't actually encourage users who come up with their own homework problems. Have a look at our homework policy for more FAQ. And, please don't ask several questions within a single one. If you've tried something good, we're here to help. But, this specifically asks other users to solve your problem which is definitely discouraged. If you've any sort of discussion, you could request the moderator to welcome you in chat. Good luck... – Ϛѓăʑɏ βµԂԃϔ Dec 20 '12 at 5:08
And BTW, please make revisions substantial. Why did you think that $m/s^2$ and $ms^{-2}$ are different? – Ϛѓăʑɏ βµԂԃϔ Dec 20 '12 at 5:09
I don't think -2 is same as 2. – DemCodeLines Dec 20 '12 at 5:10
Ok, Let's see what other users believe till now. Could we? – Ϛѓăʑɏ βµԂԃϔ Dec 20 '12 at 5:11
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@DemCodeLines I appreciate you coming and checking the site out, but this is really not a homework help site. It's more for conceptual physics questions. As you've seen, we can offer some help with this sort of thing in Physics Chat, and you can also try the homework help section of Physics Forums – David Zaslavsky♦ Dec 20 '12 at 5:30
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closed as too localized by Ϛѓăʑɏ βµԂԃϔ, David Zaslavsky♦ Dec 20 '12 at 5:23

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