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Re. "two orthogonal forces aren't related and two orthogonal vectors don't affect each other"

Your equation $F_s = \mu_s F_n$ is not a vector equation. $F_s$ and $F_n$ are both scalars. If they were vectors, and were orthogonal, the equation would be mathematically incorrect.

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